Help with VPLS across MPLS network

[Cory Dryden]

Hi Team,

I have been trying hard to get this going, but have never played with this before. Anyway, I would like to create a VPLS network across our sevrice provider to a reginal office. I have been told about doing a tunnel across and then running MPLS and VPLS across it, but I can't get this to work.

Here is a picture of my network in GNS3. I need to make this work between MONHUB1 and SCS2800.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/101819653/Capture.JPG

Any help would be great. The end goal is to have the VLAN in the head office span across to the regioanl office.

Thanks

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello Cory,

if the involved devices are ISR routers like 2800, VPLS is not supported over them.

However, if you just need a point to point vlan based L2 transport service you can use L2TPv3 tunneling protocol between the two routers.

see the link below

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6587/products_white_paper09186a00800a8444.shtml

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/wan/configuration/guide/wan_l2_tun_pro_v3_ps6441_TSD_Products_Configuration_Guide_Chapter.html

Hope to help

Giuseppe