Designing and Implementing IP/MPLS-Based Ethernet Layer 2 VPN Services

A guide to designing and implementing VPLS services over an IP/MPLSswitched service provider backbone
Today's communication providers are looking for convenience,simplicity, and flexible bandwidth across wide area networks-butwith the quality of service and control that is critical forbusiness networking applications like video, voice and data.Carrier Ethernet VPN services based on VPLS makes this a reality.Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) is a pseudowire (PW) based,multipoint-to-multipoint layer 2 Ethernet VPN service provided byservices providers By deploying a VPLS service to customers, theoperator can focus on providing high throughput, highly availableEthernet bridging services and leave the layer 3 routing decisionup to the customer.
Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) is quickly becoming thenumber one choice for many enterprises and service providers todeploy data communication networks. Alcatel-Lucent VPLS solutionenables service providers to offer enterprise customers theoperational cost benefits of Ethernet with the predictable QoScharacteristics of MPLS.
Items Covered:
Building Converged Service Networks with IP/MPLS VPNTechnology
IP/MPLS VPN Multi-Service Network Overview
Using MPLS Label Switched Paths as Service Transport Tunnels
Routing Protocol Traffi c Engineering and CSPF
RSVP-TE Protocol
MPLS Resiliency -- Secondary LSP
MPLS Resiliency -- RSVP-TE LSP Fast Reroute
Label Distribution Protocol
IP/MPLS VPN Service Routing Architecture
Virtual Leased Line Services
Virtual Private LAN Service
Hierarchical VPLS
High Availability in an IP/MPLS VPN Network
VLL Service Resiliency
VPLS Service Resiliency
VPLS BGP Auto-Discovery
PBB-VPLS
OAM in a VPLS Service Network