Creating a Multipoint-to-Multipoint VPLS Service Order

Selecting the Service Definition

To select a service definition on which to base the new service order:

1. In the Network Activate task pane, select Service Provisioning > Manage Service Orders > Create VPLS Service Order.

   The Create VPLS Service Order window appears and shows a filtered inventory view of only those published service definitions designed to work with multipoint Ethernet services. You can select the service definition based on the signaling type.

2. Select the service definition you want to base your service order on, then click Next.

   The Enter Order Information window appears.

Entering General Settings Information

This part of the create multipoint Ethernet service order procedure sets general information about the service order in the General Settings box of the Enter Order Information window:

To enter general settings information:

1. In the Name field, type a unique name for the multipoint service.

   The service order name can consist of only letters, numbers, and underscores.

   Note

   The name you specify for a VPLS service order becomes the routing-instance name in the device configuration when you deploy the service. Consequently, you cannot use any Juniper Networks keywords, for example, “bgp” or “vpls”, as the name of a service order.

2. In the Customer field, select the customer requesting the service. To speed your search, type the first few letters of the customer name and then select from the list.

   If the customer is not in the list, you must add the customer to the database before proceeding. See Adding a New Customer.

3. In the Comments field, provide a description of the service. This description appears in information windows about the request or service instance created from the request.

   The Customer traffic type is not selectable. Its value is set in the service definition.

   The Signaling cannot be changed in the service order.

4. If QoS is enabled, continue with "Specifying QoS Settings" next. Otherwise, skip to "Setting Attributes for all Endpoints."

Specifying QoS Settings

If QoS is enabled on the service definition, type information in the QoS Settings box of the Enter Order Information window.

1. In the QoS profile field, select a profile from the list.

   The QoS profile list displays the QoS profiles that are currently configured in the QoS Design software.

   A QoS profile classifies traffic into defined service groups to provide the special treatment of traffic across the network service.

2. In the CIR field, select the committed information rate (CIR) from the list.

   The CIR is the guaranteed rate and specifies the minimum bandwidth available if all sources are active at the same time. The value for CIR should be less than the value for PIR.

   Note

   For bursty traffic, the CIR represents the average rate of traffic per unit time, and the PIR represents the maximum amount of traffic that can be transmitted in a given interval.

3. In the PIR field, select the peak information rate (PIR) from the list. The PIR is the shaping rate.Note

   If the QoS profile that you selected in Step 1 is configured with a level-three scheduler and interface oversubscription is enabled, then PIR is not used.

4. Continue with "Setting Attributes for All Endpoints," next.

Specifying OAM Settings

To enable OAM on the service definition, type information in the OAM Settings of the General/Connectivity Settings panel.

1. In the CFM Definition field, select a profile from the list.Note

   For OAM Settings, if you specify a CFM profile (for example, a CFM action profile with remote MEP), or an SLA-Iterator profile, first you must ensure that the profile is attached to the same device upon which you intend to deploy the P2P service order. If the profile is not previously attached (using the OAM Insight application), it will not be present on the device to support the service order.

   Note

   For Juniper Networks PTX3000 Packet Transport Routers and Junos Space Release 13.1P1, if you attach a CFM Definition to the service order, the CFM session will operate for MEPs in either the Up or Down direction when the service is deployed.

2. Continue with configuring the connectivity settings.

Configuring Connectivity Settings

In this procedure, you specify the attributes that define the connectivity among remote sites across the service provider network and the service security. The following illustration is a sample Connectivity window.

1. Specify whether the route distinguisher can be selected automatically or manually.Note

   You cannot edit the route distinguisher if you have not selected the Editable in Service Order check box in the service definition.

   • To assign the route distinguisher automatically, select the Autopick Route Distinguisher check box.

   • To assign the route distinguisher manually, clear the Autopick Route Distinguisher check box.

     If you choose to assign the route distinguisher manually, the window expands to include the Route distinguisher field. In the Route distinguisher field, type a value. Junos Space accepts either of the following two formats:

     • prefix-number: assigned-number

       Where prefix-number can be any numeric value from 1 through 65,535, and assigned-number can be any numeric value from 0 through 2,147,483,647

     • IPV4-address: assigned-number

       Where IPV4-address can be any valid IPv4 address, and assigned-number can be any numeric value from 0 through 65,535

   Note

   The Route distinguisher field is available in either of the following cases:

   • The Signaling type is BGP.

   • The Signaling type is LDP and Auto Discovery is enabled.

2. Specify whether the route target can be selected automatically or manually.Note

   You cannot edit the route target if you have not selected the Editable in Service Order check box in the service definition.

   • To assign the route target automatically, select the Autopick Route target check box.

   • To assign the route target manually, clear the Autopick Route target check box.

     If you choose to assign the route target manually, the window expands to include the Route Target field. In the Route Target field, type a value. Junos Space accepts either of the following two formats:

     • prefix-number:assigned-number

       Where prefix-number can be any numeric value from 1 through 65,535, and assigned-number can be any numeric value from 0 through 2,147,483,647

     • IPV4-address:assigned-number

       Where IPV4-address can be any valid IPv4 address, and assigned-number can be any numeric value from 0 through 65,535

   Note

   The Route Target field is available in either of the following cases:

   • The Signaling type is BGP.

   • The Signaling type is LDP and Auto Discovery is enabled.

3. In the Revert time (sec) field, specify the revert time for redundant Layer 2 circuits and VPLS pseudowires.

   Default: 5 seconds

   Range: 0 through 65,535 seconds

   This field is available only if you have enabled the Enable PW Resiliency check box in the selected service definition.

4. In the Switch Over Delay (sec) field, specify the time to wait before the backup pseudowire takes over.

   Default: 0 seconds

   Range: 0 through 180 seconds

   This field is available only if you have enabled the Enable PW Resiliency check box in the selected service definition.

5. Click Next.

You can edit the VPLS ID field, if you have selected the Select manually option for the VPLS ID field in the service definition.

The Auto Discovery and Autopick VPLS ID fields appears dimmed in the Connectivity Settings dialog box. These fields are not editable in the service order.

Setting Attributes for All Endpoints

Setting Attributes for Endpoints on a Service

If these attributes are not the same on all endpoints, you can set them to be the same for now and then make changes later, or you can choose to skip this step and apply the attribute values one at a time later, or use a definition with multiple templates.

This procedure sets the attributes listed in the End Point Settings box of the Enter Order Information window. The attributes shown depend on the interface type and the signaling type.

To set attributes common to most endpoints:

1. In the Bandwidth field, select a value from the drop-down list to limit the bandwidth of the service you are creating.

   This field is present only if bandwidth limiting is allowed by the service definition, and is configurable in the service order only if the service definition allows it.

2. In the MTU field, type the maximum transmission unit size for the UNI.

   This field is present in all service orders. However, you can set this field only if the service definition allows it.

3. If the signaling type is LDP and the if the auto discovery is enabled, the Autopick VPN ID appears dimmed. This field is not editable in the service order.
4. Specify the VPLS ID if the Autopick VPLS ID is disabled.

   Range: 1 through 2147483647

5. Specify the VPN ID if the Autopick VPN ID is disabled.

   Range: 1 through 65535

   The Auto-pick VLAN range constraint field is displayed and validates the VLAN range specified in the service definition.

6. Specify the Logical If Settings.Note

   The Logical If Settings box is not available if you have selected the Ethernet option as port.

   • Specify whether the Autopick UNIT ID can be selected automatically or manually.

     • To assign the UNIT ID automatically, select the Autopick UNIT ID check box.

     • To assign the UNIT ID manually, clear the Autopick UNIT ID check box.

       The window expands to include the UNIT ID field. In the UNIT ID field, type a value.

       Range: 1 through 1073741823

     Note

     You can edit this field only if you have selected the Editable in Service Order check box for the VLAN ID selection in the service definition.

   • Specify whether the Autopick VLAN ID can be selected automatically or manually.

     • To assign the VLAN ID automatically, select the Autopick VLAN ID check box.

     • To assign the VLAN ID manually, clear the Autopick VLAN ID check box.

       The window expands to include the VLAN ID field. In the VLAN ID field, type a value.

7. In the Customer VLAN Range Start and Customer VLAN Range End fields, type the first and last VLAN ID of the range of customer VLANs to be transported over the network.

   These fields are present only for services with UNIs that have Q-in-Q interface types and allow a range of VLANs to be transported.

8. The Physical IF encapsulation and Logical IF encapsulation fields are not selectable. These values are set in the service definition.

   In the VLAN Tag to stack field, type a value for the customer VLAN.

   This field is present only for services that specify Normalize to Dot1q tags.

9. In the Inner VLAN Tag (for QinQ) field, type a value to provide a default inner VLAN tag for the UNI endpoints.

   This field is present only for services that specify Normalize to QinQ tags.

10. In the Outer VLAN Tag to Stack field, type a value to provide an outer VLAN tag that matches the Outer VLAN tag of at least one of the UNI endpoints.
11. In the Inner VLAN Tag to Stack field, type a value to provide a default inner VLAN tag for the UNI endpoints to provide a common inner VLAN tag for the routing instance.

    This field is present only for services that specify Normalize to QinQ tags.

12. Click Next.

    The Select Endpoint PE Devices window appears.

13. Continue with "Selecting N-PE Devices and Multihomed Groups."

Setting Attributes for Endpoints on a Service with Flexible VLAN Tagging

If these attributes are not the same on all endpoints, you can set them to be the same for now and then make changes later, or you can choose to skip this step and apply the attribute values one at a time later, or you can use a definition with multiple templates.

If there is a service template attached to the service definition, there is a link to that template at the bottom of the Endpoint Settings section of the window. For instructions on working with service templates in service orders, see Creating a Service Order Based on a Service Definition with a Template.

This procedure sets the attributes listed in the End Point Settings box of the Enter Order Information window. The attributes shown depend on the signaling type and interface type. The following example shows the endpoints settings box for a multipoint-to-multipoint service with flexible VLAN tagging that transports a single VLAN and specifies Normalize to Dot1Q tag.

To set attributes common to most endpoints:

1. In the Bandwidth field, select a value from the list to limit the bandwidth of the service you are creating.

   This field is present only if bandwidth limiting is allowed by the service definition, and is configurable in the service order only if the service definition allows it.

2. In the MTU field, type the maximum transmission unit size for the UNI.

   This field is present in all service orders. However, you can set this field only if the service definition allows it.

3. If the signaling type is LDP and the if the auto discovery is enabled, the Autopick VPN ID appears dimmed. This field is not editable in the service order.
4. Specify the VPLS ID if the Autopick VPLS ID is disabled.

   Range: 1 through 2147483647

5. Specify the VPN ID if the Autopick VPN ID is disabled.

   Range: 1 through 65535

6. To configure VLANs, choose from the following options depending on the VLAN transport type and Normalization that the service specifies:

   • If the service transports single VLANs and specifies Normalize to Dot1Q tags:

     1. In the Inner VLAN (for Q-in-Q) field, type a VLAN ID to swap.
     2. In the VLAN Tag to stack field, type a VLAN ID to push or swap at the relevant UNI endpoints.

   • If the service transports single VLANs and specifies Normalize to QinQ tags:

     1. To manually assign an VLAN ID:
        1. Clear the Autopick VLAN ID check box. The window expands to include the VLAN ID field.

           This field is present in the service order only if the service definition allows it.

        2. In the VLAN ID field, type a value.

           This field is configurable in the service order only if the service definition allows it.

     2. In the Inner VLAN (for Q-in-Q) field, type a VLAN ID to swap.
     3. In the Outer VLAN Tag to stack field, type a VLAN ID to push or swap at the relevant UNI endpoints.
     4. In the Inner VLAN Tag to stack field, type a VLAN ID to push or swap at the relevant UNI endpoints.

   • If the service transports single VLANs and specifies Normalize to VLAN none:

     • In the Inner VLAN (for Q-in-Q) field, type a VLAN ID to swap.

   • If the service transports all traffic and specifies Normalize to VLAN all:

     1. In the Customer VLAN Range Start and Customer VLAN Range End fields, type the first and last VLAN ID of the range of customer VLANs to be transported over the network.
     2. In the VLAN Tag to stack field, type a VLAN ID to push or swap at the relevant UNI endpoints.

   • If the service transports a range of VLANs and specifies Normalize to VLAN all:

     1. In the Customer VLAN Range Start and Customer VLAN Range End fields, type the first and last VLAN ID of the range of customer VLANs to be transported over the network.
     2. In the VLAN Tag to stack field, type a VLAN ID to push or swap at the relevant UNI endpoints.Note

        A service that transports a range of VLANs and specifies Normalize to VLAN all allows only 802.1Q, and Q-in-Q interfaces for the UNI endpoints.

7. Click Next.

   The Select Endpoint PE Devices window appears.

8. Continue with "Selecting N-PE Devices and Multihomed Groups," next.

Selecting N-PE Devices and Multihomed Groups

This part of the create multipoint Ethernet service order procedure selects the N-PE devices and, optionally, multihomed groups that hosts the service endpoints. The selection is made from the Select Endpoint PE Devices window.

If there is a service template attached to the service definition, there is a link to that template at the bottom of the Endpoint Settings section of the window. For instructions on working with service templates in service orders, see Creating a Service Order Based on a Service Definition with a Template.

To select endpoint N-PE devices:

1. In the Select Endpoint PE Devices window, select the devices that you want to participate in the service. Use the multiple selection feature to select one or more devices.
2. Click Next.

   The Endpoint Settings window appears.

3. Continue with "Modifying Endpoint Settings," next.

Modifying Endpoint Settings

This part of the create multipoint Ethernet service order procedure sets the attributes for each endpoint in the service. Selection is made using the Endpoint Settings window.

This window shows one endpoint for each device that you selected from the Select Endpoint PE Devices window, as described in Selecting N-PE Devices and Multihomed Groups.

The interface shown in the UNI Interface field is automatically selected by the Network Activate software, which chooses the UNI that has the highest available capacity among interfaces that are in the Up state. To calculate the available capacity of the interface, the system subtracts the bandwidth reserved for each service deployed on that interface from the total capacity of the interface.

For each endpoint, the Endpoint Settings window shows the following value for each UNI attribute:

• For port-to-port services, the displayed values are Bandwidth and MTU.

• For 802.1Q UNIs, the displayed attributes are Bandwidth, Autopick VLAN ID, VLAN ID, and MTU.

• For Q-in-Q UNIs, the displayed attributes include Bandwidth, AutoPick VLAN ID, and VLAN ID. For a service with Q-in-Q UNIs that specifies a customer VLAN range, the displayed attributes also include C-VLAN ID Start and C VLAN End.

For each endpoint on a service with flexible VLAN tagging, the Endpoint Settings window shows the following value for each UNI attribute:

• For a service with flexible VLAN tagging that transports a single VLAN and specifies Normalize to Dot1q tags, the displayed attributes include Ethernet Option, Bandwidth, AutoPick VLAN ID, Inner VLAN ID, and MTU. For a service with flexible VLAN tagging that specifies a customer VLAN range, the displayed attributes also include C-VLAN ID Start and C VLAN End.

• For a service with flexible VLAN tagging that transports a single VLAN and specifies Normalized to QinQ tags, the displayed attributes include Bandwidth, AutoPick VLAN ID, and VLAN ID. For a service with flexible VLAN tagging that specifies a customer VLAN range, the displayed attributes also include C-VLAN ID Start and C VLAN End.

• For a service with flexible VLAN tagging that transports a VLAN range, the displayed attributes include Bandwidth, AutoPick VLAN ID, and VLAN ID. For a service with flexible VLAN tagging that specifies a customer VLAN range, the displayed attributes also include C-VLAN ID Start and C VLAN End.

The values shown are initially the values you set earlier on the Enter Order Information window, as described in Setting Attributes for All Endpoints.

1. For a service with flexible VLAN tagging, set the interface type in the Ethernet Option column for each endpoint in the service.
2. To select a different UNI on a device, on the Endpoint Settings window, click the UNI name you want to change and choose another interface from the list.

   Modified values are indicated by a small red triangle in the corner of the table cell.

3. To enter the description for an UNI interface, click the corresponding Description cell.
4. To change the bandwidth on an endpoint, click the bandwidth value for the endpoint and select another value from the list.
5. To change the committed information rate (CIR) on an endpoint, click the CIR value for the endpoint and select another value from the list. Make sure that the CIR value is less than the PIR value.

   Only QoS-enabled services specify CIR and PIR values.

6. To change the peak information rate (PIR) on an endpoint, click the PIR value for the endpoint and select another value from the list. Make sure that the PIR value is greater than the CIR value.

   Only QoS-enabled services specify CIR and PIR values.

7. The AutoPick UNIT ID and the UNIT ID columns appear, if you have not selected the Ethernet option as port-to-port.

   • To change an automatically selected service UNIT ID to manual selection, clear the AutoPick UNIT ID check box, and type a service UNIT ID value in the UNIT ID field.

   • To change from manual selection to automatic selection, select the AutoPick UNIT ID check box.

   • To change the value of a manually selected service UNIT ID, type a new value in the UNIT ID field.

     Note

     The unit ID value that you have specified in the Enter Order Information page is displayed in the UNIT ID field.

8. For Q-in-Q interface endpoints, you can change how the service VLAN ID is selected:

   • To change an automatically selected service VLAN ID to manual selection, clear the AutoPick VLAN ID check box, and type an VLAN ID value in the VLAN ID field.

   • To change from manual selection to automatic selection, select the AutoPick VLAN ID check box.

   • To change the value of a manually selected service VLAN ID, type a new value in the VLAN ID field.

9. For Q-in-Q interface endpoints with customer VLAN ranges specified, you can also change the range limits for an endpoint.
10. For 802.1Q interface endpoints, you can change the customer VLAN ID.
11. To change the MTU for the UNI, click the value in the MTU field and type a new value.
12. To add a UNI on a selected device, select Add UNI Interface in the Action column, and then select the interface you want from the UNI interface list.
13. If the interface you selected in the previous step is already configured (duplicate) you must either type a different value in the VLAN ID field manually, or check the Autopick VLAN ID field.
14. To delete a UNI from a device, in the Action column, click Delete UNI Interface.

    If the deleted UNI is the only UNI selected from the device, then the device is deleted form the service configuration.

15. To specify the value of Outgoing Label for any device, click the Add Label link that is associated with that device. Specify the value in the Outgoing Label Settings window and click OK to save the value. All the devices act as hubs and no spoke devices are present.

16. To view the values of the Incoming Label and the Outgoing Label of any device, use the following method:

    1. Select Manage Service Orders > View Service Order Details.

    2. Click the Label Details link associated with any device.

17. To specify a different primary device for a multihomed group:

    1. To select a different primary device, in the Endpoint Settings box, click the Edit icon (indicated by a pencil).
    2. From the list of secondary devices, select the radio button for the secondary device that you want to specify as the primary device in the multihomed group.
    3. Click Set As Primary.
    4. Click Create.

       The secondary device is configured as the primary device in the multihomed group.

18. Configuring advanced settings is optional. You can click on the Advanced link to view the default values for Advanced Settings. If the advanced settings can be edited in the service order, you can override the default values. If you do not click the Advanced link, the default advanced settings are applied to the service order.

    To configure advanced settings for a device in the service order:

    1. Click Advanced in the Action column.

       The Advanced Setting window displays the security and advanced settings that you can configure for a device.

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    2. In the MAC Security Settings box, make selections for MAC learning and MAC statistics and type values for Interface MAC limit, MAC table size, and MAC table aging time.
    3. Enable or disable tunnel services by selecting or clearing the disable-tunnel-service check box.
    4. Enable or disable local switching by selecting or clearing the disable-local-switching check box.
    5. In the Fast reroute priority field, select the reroute priority for a VPLS routing instance.
    6. In the Label block size field, type the label block size for VPLS labels.
    7. In the Connectivity type field, select a connection-type to specify when a VPLS connection is taken down, depending on whether the interface for the VPLS routing instance is customer-facing or integrated routing and bridging (IRB)
    8. Click OK to save your Advanced Setting changes for the device.
19. To add an endpoint on a device not listed in the Endpoint Settings window:
    1. Click Add Endpoints.

       The Add Endpoint PE Devices window displays the available N-PE devices that you did not assign when you first made your device selections from the Select Endpoint PE Devices window.

    2. Select additional devices, then click Next.

       The Endpoint Settings window appears with the new devices added.

    3. Modify the endpoint settings for this device, as required.
20. If you have attached a service template in the service definition, the Flexible Service Attributes link appears. Click the link to modify the service template attributes. For more information about configuring the flexible Service Attributes, see Configuring Flexible Service Attributes to Modify Service Template Attributes.
21. When you have finished modifying the endpoint settings, click Create.

    The Deployment Options window appears.

    The service order that you have created is graphically represented in the topology. To view the service order that you have created in the topology, select Platform > Network Monitoring > Topology > Service > NA service order name.

    For more information on topology, see Junos Space Network Topology Overview

22. Continue with "Deploying the New Service," next.

Deploying the New Service

This part of the create multipoint Ethernet service order procedure deploys the service.

1. Perform one of the following actions:

   • To save the request without deploying the service, select Save only, then click OK.

     See Deploying a Service Order for information about how to deploy a saved service at a later time.

   • To deploy the service immediately, select Deploy now, then click OK.

   • To deploy the service later, select Schedule deployment, select a date and time, then click OK.

     The time field specifies the time kept by the server, but in the time zone of the client.

2. To monitor the status of the deployment, use the Jobs workspace.

The service order is now complete.

The Manage Service Orders page shows the service order you just added. See Viewing Jobs in the Junos Space Network Application Platform User Guide for details about the Jobs workspace.