A static PW does not use signaling protocols to transmit L2VPN packets. Packets are transmitted over the tunnel between PEs.
Before configuring a static PW, complete the following tasks:
Configure an IGP protocol on PEs and Ps on the MPLS backbone network to ensure IP connectivity.
Enable MPLS on PEs and Ps.
Set up an LSP tunnel or TE tunnel between the PEs.
You also need to configure tunnel policies when PWE3 services need to be transmitted over TE tunnels or when PWE3 services need to be load balanced among multiple tunnels to fully use network resources. For details, see step 1 in Configuring and Applying a Tunnel Policy.
To configure a static PW, perform the following operations on the device. Creating a PW template and setting attributes for the PW template is optional.