vpls: ve id and site id

[UP82]

Hi,

In VPLS are VEID and SITE ID the same things?

The docs about VPLS are so confusing (to me)

thanks a lot

Paolo

[Masoud Pourshabanian · Accepted solution]

Hello,

I could not find any specific document to differentiate VE ID from site ID. I believe cisco uses VE ID while others use VE ID or site ID or customer ID.

As an example, JUNOS use Site-id in VPLS configuration.

Please check the link below.

http://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos12.1/topics/concept/vpls-label-blocks-overview.html

"The VPLS edge (VE) ID can be a unique VE ID, site ID, or customer edge (CE) ID"

This is a VPLS sample configuration In JUNOS. AS you see, site-id is used instead of VE-ID

interface xe-1/3/0.1;
route-distinguisher 10.255.0.11:2;
vrf-target target:65100:2;
protocols {
    vpls {
        site-range 20;
        no-tunnel-services;
        site DC2-VPLS {
            site-identifier 2;
            multi-homing;
            site-preference primary;
        }
    }

Hope it helps,

Masoud