 | Copyright © 2008, Juniper Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademark Notice. | |
Ethernet is an increasingly important component of a service provider’s slate of service offerings. Many customers are requesting the ability to connect local area network (LAN) locations across the country and around the world. To fulfill customer desire, service providers have had to set up complex point-to-point Layer 2 virtual private networks (VPNs) or connect expensive Layer 2 switches to handle traffic.
Virtual private LAN service (VPLS) meets the growing Ethernet needs of service providers and their customers. VPLS is an Ethernet-based multipoint-to-multipoint Layer 2 VPN. With VPLS, multiple Ethernet LAN sites can be connected to each other across an MPLS backbone. To the customer, all sites interconnected by VPLS appear to be on the same Ethernet LAN (even though traffic travels across a service provider network).
This guide explains the background knowledge you need to understand VPLS and provides detailed steps for you to follow to implement it in your network.
This feature guide covers these topics:
| Copyright © 2008, Juniper Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademark Notice. | |