Figure 46 illustrates a topology for a VPLS routing instance configured to support both BGP and LDP signaling. Router B is the border router. Routers PE1 and PE2 are in the LDP-signaled mesh group LDP-1. Routers PE3, PE4, and PE5 are in the LDP-signaled mesh group LDP-2. Routers PE6, PE7, PE8, and router B (the border router) are in the BGP-signaled mesh group. The border router also acts as a standard VPLS PE router (having local connections to CE routers). All of the PE routers shown are within the same VPLS routing instance.
Figure 46: BGP and LDP Signaling for a VPLS Routing Instance

Two-way pseudowires are established between the PE routers in each mesh group and between each PE router in the VPLS routing instance and the border router. In Figure 46, two-way pseudowires are established between routers PE1 and PE2 in mesh group LDP-1, routers PE3, PE4, and PE5 in mesh group LDP-2, and routers PE6, PE7, and PE8 in the BGP mesh group. Routers PE1 through PE8 also all have two-way pseudowires to the Border router. Based on this topology, the LDP-signaled routers are able to interoperate with the BGP-signaled routers. Both the LDP-signaled and BGP-signaled PE routers can logically function within a single VPLS routing instance.
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Note: The following features are not supported for VPLS routing instances configured with both BGP and LDP signaling:
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