# VPWS Overview

This chapter describes virtual private wire service (VPWS) L2VPNs, and contains the following sections:

- VPWS Overview
- BGP Signaling for L2VPNs Overview
- VPWS Components Overview
- VPWS and BGP/MPLS VPNs Overview
- BGP Multihoming for VPWS Overview
- Designated VE Device Selection for a Multihomed Site
- Multihoming Reaction to Failures in the Network
- VPWS Supported Features
- VPWS Platform Considerations
- VPWS References