MPLS L2 VPN

Troubleshooting

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 Foreword
⚫ MPLS L2 VPN is a type of common Layer 2 VPN services.

⚫ This document describes how to troubleshoot MPLS L2VPN in

terms of the background knowledge, information collection
methods, troubleshooting flowchart, common troubleshooting
methods, and troubleshooting cases.

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 Objectives
⚫ Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Be familiar with the basic architecture of MPLS L2 VPN.

 Describe common MPLS L2 VPN faults.

 Understand VPLS networking faults and troubleshoot them.

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 Contents
1. VPLS Troubleshooting

2. VPLS Troubleshooting Practice

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Basic VPLS Concepts (1/4)
⚫ Basic VPLS architecture
CE CE
Site1 Site3

VPLS-A VPLS-A

Emulated LAN

CE CE
Site2 Site4

VPLS-B VPLS-B
CE
Site 5
VPLS-A

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Basic Concepts of VPLS (2/4)
⚫ Pseudo Wire (PW)
 A PW is a virtual connection used to transmit frames between two Provider Edges
(PEs).

⚫ Virtual Circuit (VC)

 A VC is a unidirectional logical connection between two nodes.

 A PW consists of a pair of unidirectional VCs transmitting traffic in opposite directions.

⚫ Attachment Circuit (AC)

 A CE accesses a PE through an AC.

 An AC can be either a physical link or a logical link that transmits frames between a CE
and a PE.

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Basic VPLS Concepts (3/4)
⚫ Virtual Switch Instance (VSI)
 A VSI functions as an Ethernet bridge.

 In VPLS, one VSI on a PE represents a VPN. A PE may have multiple VPNs. Therefore,
multiple VSIs can be configured on a PE. A VSI independently provides VPLS services.

⚫ Packet encapsulation modes

 There are two packet encapsulation modes, namely, VLAN encapsulation and
Ethernet encapsulation.

⚫ Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)

 In VPLS, the encapsulation type and the MTU are processed as Layer 2 information.

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Basic VPLS Concepts (4/4)
⚫ VPLS forwarding model

CE
VSI1
PVID1 VSI1
PVID1
CE VLAN1
VLAN1 PE PE

VSI2
PVID2 VSI2
PVID2

CE
VLAN2 CE
VLAN2
VSI1
PVID1 PVID2
VSI2

PE
CE CE
VLAN1 VLAN2

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 Troubleshooting Flowchart
A VSI cannot go Up.

No Yes
Is an AC Bind the VSI to an AC Is the fault
available? Interface. rectified?

Yes No
No Is the bound Yes
Does the AC go interface a logical Is a physical interface
Up? interface? specified for the logical
interface? No
No Yes
No

Specify a physical Is the fault Yes

interface. rectified?
No

No Check the route and Yes

Is the session in Is the fault
ensure that the session is
Up state? rectified?
Up or Established.
No
Yes

No Is the fault Yes

Is a PW Establish a tunnel to
available? the peer. rectified?

No
Yes

Is the PW in Up No Check the encapsulation Yes

Can the CEs
state? type, MTU, VSI-ID, and
communicate?
VPN-target configurations.
No
Yes
Delete the VC and
reconfigure it or see the End.
technical support.
Common VPLS Faults and Causes
Category Fault Symptom Possible Cause

Link-layer The link status of an The encapsulation types of both ends of

fault interface becomes Down. the tunnel to be established are different.

✓ The VLANIF interface or subinterface

is not bound to a VSI.
Loop detection does not ✓ Loop detection is not enabled on PEs.
take effect. ✓ The CEs do not support the
transparent transmission of loop
Signaling
detection packets.
failure
The PE interfaces connected to the same
The interface alternates CE belong to the same VLAN. Loop
between Up and Down detection is enabled on the interfaces. In
frequently. addition, loop detection is enabled on the
other PE connected to the CE.

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Case Analysis 1 - Topology Description
L0:5.5.5.5/32 L0:6.6.6.6/32 L0:4.4.4.4/32
E0/0/2 E0/0/1 E0/0/2 E0/0/2
PE1 PE2
192.168.3.0/24 192.168.2.0/32
E0/0/0 P E0/0/0

E0/0/0
E0/0/0
L0:1.1.1.1/32
L0:2.2.2.2/32
CE1 CE2

⚫ VPLS in LDP signaling mode is configured on PE1 and PE2. PE1 initiates CE-Ping to
detect the IP address of CE2, but the detection fails. When locating the fault, you can
find that VSI(s) cannot go Up.

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Case Analysis 1 - Fault Analysis
⚫ Run the display vsi verbose command on PE2.

VSI Name : v1
VSI Index :0
PW Signaling : ldp
Member Discovery Style : static
PW MAC Learn Style : unqualify
Encapsulation Type : vlan
MTU : 1500
VSI State : down
VSI ID :1
*Peer Router ID : 4.4.4.4
VC Label : 17408
Session : up
Tunnel ID : 0x6002001,
Interface Name : Ethernet0/0/0
State : up

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Case Analysis 2 - Topology Description
L0:5.5.5.5/32 L0:6.6.6.6/32 L0:4.4.4.4/32
E0/0/2 E0/0/1 E0/0/2 E0/0/2
PE1 PE2
192.168.3.0/24 192.168.2.0/32
E0/0/0 P E0/0/0

E0/0/0
E0/0/0
L0:1.1.1.1/32
L0:2.2.2.2/32
CE1 CE2

⚫ The VPLS with the signaling protocol as BGP is configured on PE1 and PE2.
Although the VSI is Up, the two CEs cannot communicate.

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Case Analysis 2 - Fault Analysis
⚫ Run the display vsi remote bgp command on PE2.

Total Number : 1
**BGP RD : 4.4.4.4:1 Number :1
NextHop : 192.168.2.3
EncapType : ethernet
MTU : 1500
Export vpn target : 100:1,
SiteID :3
Remote Label Block : 140288/10000/0,

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 Recommendations
⚫ Huawei learning website:
 http://support.huawei.com/learning/Index!toTrainIndex

⚫ Huawei support case library:

 http://support.huawei.com/enterprise/servicecenter?lang=zh

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