VPLS Overview

This chapter describes the virtual private LAN service (VPLS), and contains the following sections:

• VPLS Protocol Overview
• VPLS Components Overview
• VPLS and Transparent Bridging Overview
• Subscriber Policies for VPLS Network Interfaces Overview
• BGP Signaling for VPLS Overview
• LDP Signaling for VPLS Overview
• BGP Multihoming for VPLS Overview
• VPLS Supported Features
• VPLS Platform Considerations
• VPLS References