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MPLS-L2VPN
Fundamentals
Layer 2 Virtual Private Network

Agenda – L3VPN Fundamentals

›Why L2VPN?
›MPLS L2VPN
›Different L2VN Services
›Virtual Private Wire Service
›Virtual Private LAN Service

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Why L2VPN’s?

Voice TV & Video Data

Legacy TD
PABX IPM IP / MPLS
IP-PABX IP TV
MPLS Metro
TDM / ATM T1
E1/

FrI
PSTN IP
L3VPN
E1/T1 E1 / T1Internet

aP
m
Carrier Network

e
ITPM

Re
AXE Ethernet Internet

la
A

y
Mobile Networks
IP-PABX

Mobile Networks

Why MPLS L2VPN?

AT IP IP
v6
M

Multi-Protocol Label switching

IP packet /
H

label
et
D

C
/S

L2 Frame
DL
n
P
ET

er
PP

H
N

Analog Video
SO

Et

label IP / L2 Camera

PBX Codec PBX

IP / label
L2 IP / L2 IP / L2

label IP / L2
IP/MPLS Network

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MPLS functions and roles

PE
CE CE VPN-b
VPN-A
VPN-A P P
VPN-A

CE PE P P PE CE

CE CE
VPN-b VPN-b

MPLS Backbone

Forwarding and Control Plane

Control / Signaling plane

200 300t-LDP 400 500

CE CE
PE1 P1 P2 PE2

CE CE
L2 L2 L2
300 888 400 888 888
Packet Packet Packet
L2 L2
Packet Packet
T-LDP
ISIS IP
Forwarding plane LDP
RSVP
IP
OSPF
MPLS

MPLS

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Different L2VPN Services

VPWS
VPLS Location
Location B
B
Service
Service Providers
Providers
Backbone
Backbone et
th ern
Virtual
LocationAA
Location
Ethernet Private E
Wire Service
Ethernet Pseudo Wire /
VLL
ATM
A E
Virtual PrivateTLAN
M thern Service
et

LocationLocation
C C

Virtual Private Wire Service

Virtual Private LAN Service

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PWE3 Framework Pseudo Wire -EEE

Tx VLL Rx

Rx Tx
CE1 CE2
PW End PW End
Point Point
Forwarder Forwarder

L2PacketTx MPLS/PW L2Packet L2 Packet Rx

Rx MPLS Tunnel - LSP Tx

CE1 AC AC CE2
PE1 PE2

ATM/FR/ ATM/FR/
ETH ETH

Control Plane Signaling

T-LDP Targeted Label Distribution Protocol

MTU, Duplex…? MTU, Duplex…?

PW
AC Label AC
Tx Rx
MPLS Tunnel - LSP
Rx Tx
CE1 CE2
PE1 PE2

ATM, TDM, Eth?

ATM, TDM, Eth?

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PW type Description Reference

Exchanging PW Parameters
===================================================================
0x0001 Frame Relay DLCI ( Martini Mode ) [FRAME]
0x0002 ATM AAL5 SDU VCC transport [ATM]
0x0003 ATM transparent cell transport [ATM]
0x0004 Ethernet Tagged Mode [ETH]

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90x0005
0 1 Ethernet
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 [ETH]
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0x0006 HDLC [PPPHDLC]
0x0007 PPP [PPPHDLC]
Group ID[CEP]
0x80 C PW Type PW info Length
0x0008 SONET/SDH Circuit Emulation Service Over MPLS
0x0009 ATM n-to-one VCC cell transport [ATM]
0x000A ATM n-to-one VPC cell transport [ATM]Status:
0x000B IP Layer2 Transport
Down
UP
[RFC 3032]
GroupDown
UPDown
0x000C ATM one-to-one VCC Cell Mode [ATM] Down
UP
UP
Group ID
0x000D ATM one-to-one VPC Cell Mode
0x000E ATM AAL5 PDU VCC transport
[ATM]
[ATM]
Down

0x000F Frame-Relay Port mode [FRAME]

CE
PE 0x0010 SONET/SDH Circuit Emulation over Packet
0x0011 Structure-agnostic E1 over Packet
[CEP]
[SAToP]

PW ID
0x0012 Structure-agnostic T1 (DS1) over Packet
0x0013 Structure-agnostic E3 over Packet
[SAToP]
[SAToP]
0x0014 Structure-agnostic T3 (DS3) over Packet [SAToP]
0x0015 CESoPSN basic mode [CESoPSN]

Interface Parameters
0x0016 TDMoIP AAL1 Mode
0x0017 CESoPSN TDM with CAS
[TDMoIP]
[CESoPSN]
0x0018 TDMoIP AAL2 Mode [TDMoIP]
0x0019 Frame Relay DLCI [FRAME]

PW Protocol Stack
PE PE

Emulated Service Emulated Service

(ATM, TDM, Ethernet) Emulated Service (ATM, TDM, Ethernet)

LSP
Control Word VPN
PW Control Word
(Optional) (Optional)

PW Label Pseudo Wire PW Label

300 505
300 Frame / Cell

MPLS MPLS Tunnel MPLS

MPLS PW
MPLS
Label Label

IP/MPLS

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Control Word

PE

Emulated Service
(ATM, TDM, Ethernet)
With Control
Control Word 4 1 2 5 3
5 Word Rx
Tx (Optional)
4 3 2 1 P
IP/MPLS
Rx Tx
PW Label
CE1 CE2
PE1 P PE2
MPLS
P

PW OAM

PW Start PW End
Virtual Circuit Connectivity
Point Point

LSP VCCV
Tx
Control
Verification Rx

Rx Tx
CE1 AC AC CE2
PE1 P P PE2

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PW OAM

Control
MPLS
LSP
Alert PWWord

Tx 1
300 505 Frame / Cell Rx

IP/MPLS
Tx
Rx
Router PW
CE1 MPLS CE2
Alert
PE1 Label1 Label PE2
=
L Label
TT

Ethernet over PWE3

PE PE

Emulated Ethernet
Ethernet
Emulated Ethernet ATM
Emulated Service
(Including VLAN)
(Including VLAN) SONET / SDH
Services
Services
PWE3

Demultiplexer Pseudo Wire Demultiplexer

PPP
MPLS/ HDLC TDM – E1/T1
LSP / MPLS Tunnel MPLS

Physical Physical

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Ethernet over PWE3 - Raw & Tagged

Emulated Service
Pseudo Wire
VLAN
LSP/MPLS Tunnel
TAG

VLAN|FrameMPLS/PW VLAN|Frame
Frame TxMPLS/PW VLAN|Frame
MPLS/PW
VLAN|Frame Frame VLAN|Frame
VLAN|Frame
Frame
VLAN|Frame Rx
MPLS/PW VLAN|Frame
Rx Tx
CE1 AC AC CE2
PE1 PE2

ATM over PWE3 – ATM Cell

AAL5 Mode
Mode

AAL5
ATM SDU/PDU
Physical
ATM PVC ATM PVC
ATM PVC
1 to 1
Tx Rx
ATM Cell MPLS/PW ATM Cell ATM Cell
MPLS/PW Tx
Rx
CE1 AC AC CE2
PE1 PE2
MPLS/PW N to 1

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SAT0P
Structure Agnostic TDMService
Emulated over Packet
= TDM
Pseudo Wire
LSP/MPLS Tunnel

E1 / T1 E1 / T1
MPLS
PWTx Header PW Header PW Header TDM
Rx Data
CES Header CES Header CES Header
Rx Tx
CE1 AC/Data
TDM TDM Data TDM Data CE2
PE1 PE2 AC/
TDM TDM

Time

VPLS
VPLS
VPWS= Point-to-Multipoint
= Point-to-Point Location B
Service Providers
Virtual Private
BackboneLAN nService
r e
t
VPWS VPLS
e
Location A Eth
Tx SP’s Backbone
Ethernet SP’s Backbone Rx
LSP
Rx S u nnel -- LSP
MPLS TTunnel B Tx
T-LDPMPL T-LDP
PE1 Eth PE2
e rn
A
ACMPLS Tunn AC et
el - LSP
Tx VLL Rx
PW Protocol Stack PW Protocol Stack
Location C
Rx Tx
CE1 CE2
C

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Bridging Refresh

MAC address port

00:00:00:CC:CC:CC Eth-3
00:00:00:BB:BB:BB Eth-2

Host A Eth-1 Eth-2

MAC 00:00:00:AA:AA:AA Host B
MAC 00:00:00:BB:BB:BB
Bridge
Switch
Eth-3 packet

Destination MAC: 00:00:00:AA:AA:AA

00:00:00:CC:CC:CC
Source MAC : 00:00:00:BB:BB:BB

Host C
MAC 00:00:00:CC:CC:CC

VPLS Loop Prevention

blocked

blocked
blocked
blocked

blocked

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VPLS Loop Prevention

VLAN PW VLAN

PW PW PW PW PW PW

Hierarchical VPLS

de
PE – rs mo
de PE – rs mo
VLAN
VLAN
HUB HUB

PW PW PW PW PW PW

MT MT MT MT MT MT
U- U -s U-
SPOKES U- U- U-
s s s s s

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Summary
Virtual Private Wire Service
Virtual Private LAN Service
Legacy

HUB 1
1/T
P P
E1/T1
Tx IP / MPLS ERx
MPLS Tunnel - Tx
Rx
CE LSP CE
PE IP/MPLS PE

SPOKES

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