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VLANs across EoMPLS

lars
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Hi there

I wonder if it possible to transport a QinQ across an EoMPLS connection, so the EoMPLS is transparent to the QinQ (ie. transport a trunk of VLANs across the EoMPLS connection)?

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zjalali
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Hi there,

It is possible to transport QinQ across EoMPLS.

EoMPLS can operate in two modes: port-tunneling mode and VLAN-tunneling mode.Port-tunneling is also referred to as port-to-port transport which supports QinQ.

Here are some more details.This type of transport defines one of the Metro Ethernet Services called Ethernet Wire Service (EWS).

EWS is a non-multiplexed point-to-point service.It is P2P as it resembles a PVC.It is a wire service as a port does not have multiplexing. A customer port connects to a single remote customer port. This is similar to a leased line.

EWS counterpart is Ethernet relay service which is VLAN multiplexed P2P service.In ERS service multiplexing is available based on VLAN, such that different customer VLANs within a customer port can connect to different sites. This is similar to a Frame Relay port.

EWS being a transparent services use QinQ facing the customer to provide "VLAN bundling" in a port-based service and achieve transparency for customer bridge protocol data units (BPDUs).

An example of QinQ transport over EoMPLS would be Switch to Switch Port-based EoMPLS transport.

Hope it helps.

Cheers

Zeshan