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5 VPLS troubleshooting

Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series

_________ Troubleshooting - VPN

5.1.3 MTU

In VPLS, the maximum transmission unit (MTU) refers to the maximum transmission unit of

the link layer. The encapsulation type and the MTU are both regarded as the Layer 2

information and are processed.

The MTU of respective VPLS must be consistent in a same VPN. If inconsistency occurs, the
PW cannot be set up successfully.

5.2 VPLS troubleshooting

This section covers the following topics:

Typical networking

Configuration notes

Troubleshooting flowchart

Troubleshooting procedures

5.2.1 Typical networking

Basic topology

Figure 5-1 Basic VPLS networking

Loopbacki

1.1.1.9/32

PE1

Ethernet1/0/0

POS2/0/0

^^168.1.1.1/24

Loopback1

2.2.2.9/32

CE1

POS1/0/0

168.1.1.2/24

____ POS2/0/0
^^,169.1.1.1/24

POS1/0/0

169.1.1.2/24

Loopback1

3.3.3.9/32

PE2

Ethernet2/0/0

CE2

Figure 5-1 shows a basic VPLS topology and adopts the following solutions:

CE1 and CE2 belong to the same VPN.

The Interior BGP (IBGP) neighbor is set up between PE1 and PE2 to transmit VPN
routing information carrying the inner label

The PE1 and PE2 are user access devices on the public network, functioning like a Layer 2
device. For a packet sent from CE1, two layers (inner and outer) of MPLS labels are added

before being forwarded. The packet is forwarded on the public network by using the outer label

(that is, public network tunnel label). The corresponding VSI is found according to the inner
label (that is, PW label) and the Layer 2 forwarding is performed and the packet is forwarded to
CE2.

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