Designing and Implementing IP/MPLS-Based Ethernet Layer 2 VPN Services

A guide to designing and implementing VPLS services over an IP/MPLS switched service provider backbone <p>Today’s communication providers are looking for convenience, simplicity, and flexible bandwidth across wide area networks-but with the quality of service and control that is critical for business networking applications like video, voice and data. Carrier Ethernet VPN services based on VPLS makes this a reality. Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) is a pseudowire (PW) based, multipoint-to-multipoint layer 2 Ethernet VPN service provided by services providers By deploying a VPLS service to customers, the operator can focus on providing high throughput, highly available Ethernet bridging services and leave the layer 3 routing decision up to the customer.</p> <p>Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) is quickly becoming the number one choice for many enterprises and service providers to deploy data communication networks. Alcatel-Lucent VPLS solution enables service providers to offer enterprise customers the operational cost benefits of Ethernet with the predictable QoS characteristics of MPLS.</p> <p><b>Items Covered:</b></p> <p>Building Converged Service Networks with IP/MPLS VPN Technology</p> <p>IP/MPLS VPN Multi-Service Network Overview</p> <p>Using MPLS Label Switched Paths as Service Transport Tunnels</p> <p>Routing Protocol Traffi c Engineering and CSPF</p> <p>RSVP-TE Protocol</p> <p>MPLS Resiliency — Secondary LSP</p> <p>MPLS Resiliency — RSVP-TE LSP Fast Reroute</p> <p>Label Distribution Protocol</p> <p>IP/MPLS VPN Service Routing Architecture</p> <p>Virtual Leased Line Services</p> <p>Virtual Private LAN Service</p> <p>Hierarchical VPLS</p> <p>High Availability in an IP/MPLS VPN Network</p> <p>VLL Service Resiliency</p> <p>VPLS Service Resiliency</p> <p>VPLS BGP Auto-Discovery</p> <p>PBB-VPLS</p> <p>OAM in a VPLS Service Network</p>