Manual:Interface/VPLS
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Applies to RouterOS: v3, v4
Summary
Virtual Private Lan Service (VPLS) interface can be considered tunnel interface just like EoIP interface. To achieve transparent ethernet segment forwarding between customer sites.
MikroTik RouterOS implements following VPLS features:
- LDP signaling (RFC 4762), see LDP based VPLS
- pseudowire fragmentation and reassembly (RFC 4623)
- MP-BGP based autodiscovery and signaling (RFC 4761), see BGP based VPLS
Since version 3.17:
- Cisco style static VPLS pseudowires (RFC 4447 FEC type 0x80), see static Cisco VPLS
- Cisco VPLS BGP-based auto-discovery (draft-ietf-l2vpn-signaling-08), see BGP based Cisco style VPLS
- support for multiple import/export route target extended communities for BGP based VPLS (both, RFC 4761 and draft-ietf-l2vpn-signaling-08)
General
Sub-menu: /interface vpls
List of all VPLS interfaces. This menu shows also dynamically created BGP based VPLS interfaces.
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| advertised-l2mtu (integer; Default: 1500) | L2MTU value advertised to remote peer. |
| arp (disabled | enabled | proxy-arp | reply-only; Default: enabled) | Address Resolution Protocol |
| cisco-style (yes | no; Default: no) | Specifies whether to use cisco style VPLS. |
| cisco-style-id (integer; Default: 0) | VPLS tunnel ID, used if cisco-style is set to yes. |
| comment (string; Default: ) | Short description of the item |
| disable-running-check (yes | no; Default: no) | Specifies whether to detect if interface is running or not. If set to no interface will always have running flag. |
| disabled (yes | no; Default: yes) | Defines whether item is ignored or used. By default VPLS interface is disabled. |
| l2mtu (integer; Default: 1500) | |
| mac-address (MAC; Default: ) | |
| mtu (integer; Default: 1500) | |
| name (string; Default: ) | Name of the interface |
| pw-type (raw-ethernet | tagged-ethernet; Default: raw-ethernet) | Pseudowire type. |
| remote-peer (IP; Default: ) | IP address of remote peer. |
| vpls-id (AsNum | AsIp; Default: ) | Unique number that identifies VPLS tunnel. |
Monitoring
Command /interface vpls monitor [id] will display current VPLS interface status
Available read only properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| mm () |
BGP VPLS
Sub-menu: /interface vpls bgp-vpls
Cisco Style BGP VPLS
Sub-menu: /interface cisco-bgp-vpls
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