# Configuring VPWS

This chapter describes how to configure virtual private wire service (VPWS) L2VPNs on the router, and contains the following sections:

- Configuring VPWS on a PE Router
- Configuring an VPWS Instance
- Configuring BGP Multihoming for VPWS
- Types of Interfaces to Configure in the VPWS Instance
- Configuring Customer-Facing Interfaces in the VPWS Instance
- Local Cross-Connects for VPWS Overview
- Configuring a Local Cross-Connect for VPWS
- BGP Loopback Interface and Router ID Overview
- Configuring the Loopback Interface and Router ID for BGP for VPWS
- BGP Signaling for VPWS Overview
- Configuring BGP Signaling for VPWS
- MPLS LSPs for VPWS Overview
- Configuring MPLS LSPs for VPWS
- Example: Configuring VPWS on Local and Remote Routers