Configuring a PW Protection Group

In a PW APS scenario, a PW protection group consists of primary and secondary PWs. The PWs can be either SS-PWs or MS-PWs.

Context

In the PW APS scenarios shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, a PW protection group is created between PE1 and PE2. The PWs can be either SS-PWs or MS-PWs. When configuring PW redundancy, note the following guidelines:

Determine whether to use SS-PWs or MS-PWs as follows:

If the bearer network where PE1 and PE2 reside is small or the two PEs belong to a carrier other than the bearer network carrier, use SS-PWs.
If PE1 and PE2 belong to different ASs on a large bearer network and no tunnel or signaling connection can be directly established between them, use MS-PWs.

Determine whether to use dynamic or static PWs as follows:

Dynamic PWs use LDP signaling to transmit VC labels. The configuration is easy, and the network scalability is high.
Static PWs use manually configured VC labels. The network controllability is high, but the configuration is complex and the network scalability is low.

A static or hybrid MS-PW cannot obtain the TTL value through dynamic negotiation. To ensure the correct forwarding of PW APS negotiation packets between the endpoint PEs of an MS-PW, run the mpls l2vpn pw-ttl ttl-value [ secondary | bypass ] command to configure a TTL value, so that the PW APS mechanism knows the specific number of PW segments.
In the case of SS-PWs, configure the primary and secondary PWs on the endpoint PEs.
In the case of MS-PWs, configure the primary and secondary PWs on the endpoint PEs and configure VPWS switching on the SPEs.
The types of PWs within the same protection group must be the same, and the PW types on the two endpoints of a PW segment must also be the same.
When configuring a PW protection group, ensure that parameter settings for the primary and secondary PWs are consistent. If inconsistencies exist, the secondary PW may fail to take over traffic if the primary PW fails.

Configure a PW protection group that consists of the primary and secondary PWs on PE1 and PE2. In the case of MS-PWs, you also need to configure VPWS switching on SPE1 and SPE2.

Procedure

Configure a PW protection group that consists of static primary and secondary PWs.
Perform the following steps on PE1 and PE2 to configure static PWs.
1. Run the system-view command to enter the system view.
2. Run the interface interface-type interface-number command to enter the AC interface view.
3. Configure the static primary PW.
  Run one of the following commands according to the interface type:
  - Ethernet interface: mpls static-l2vc { { destination ip-address | pw-template pw-template-name vc-id } ^* | destination ip-address [ vc-id ] } transmit-vpn-label transmit-label-value receive-vpn-label receive-label-value [ tunnel-policy tnl-policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] | access-port | [ control-word | no-control-word ] | [ raw | tagged | ip-interworking ] ] ^*
4. Configure the static secondary PW.
  Run one of the following commands according to the interface type:
  - Ethernet interface: mpls static-l2vc { { destination ip-address | pw-template pw-template-name vc-id } ^* | destination ip-address [ vc-id ] } transmit-vpn-label transmit-label-value receive-vpn-label receive-label-value [ tunnel-policy tnl-policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] | access-port | [ control-word | no-control-word ] | [ raw | tagged | ip-interworking ] | secondary ] ^*
5. Run the quit command to return to the system view.
6. Run the commit command to commit the configuration.
Configure a PW protection group that consists of dynamic primary and secondary PWs.
Perform the following steps on PE1 and PE2 to configure dynamic PWs:
1. Run the system-view command to enter the system view.
2. Run the interface interface-type interface-number command to enter the AC interface view.
3. Configure the dynamic primary PW.
  Run one of the following commands according to the interface type:
  - Ethernet interface: mpls l2vc { ip-address | pw-template template-name } ^* vc-id [ tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] | [ control-word | no-control-word ] | [ raw | tagged | ip-layer2 | ip-interworking ] | access-port | ignore-standby-state ] ^*
4. Configure the dynamic secondary PW.
  Run one of the following commands according to the interface type:
  - Ethernet interface: mpls l2vc { ip-address | pw-template template-name } ^* vc-id [ access-port | [ control-word | no-control-word ] | ignore-standby-state | [ raw | tagged | ip-layer2 | ip-interworking ] | tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] | secondary ] ^*
5. Run the quit command to return to the system view.
6. Run the commit command to commit the configuration.
(Optional) Configure VPWS switching.
In the case of MS-PWs, perform the following steps on each SPE.
1. Run the system-view command to enter the system view.
2. Run either of the following commands based on PW types on the endpoint PEs:
  - If dynamic PWs are configured on the endpoint PEs, run the mpls switch-l2vc ip-address vc-id [ tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] ] between ip-address vc-id [ tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] ] [ backup ip-address vc-id [ tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] ] ] encapsulation encapsulation-type [ control-word-transparent ] command to configure dynamic VPWS switching.
  - If static PWs are configured on the endpoint PEs, run the mpls switch-l2vc ip-address vc-id trans trans-label recv received-label [ tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] ] between ip-address vc-id trans trans-label recv received-label [ tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] ] encapsulation encapsulation-type [ control-word | no-control-word ] command to configure static VPWS switching.
  - If a dynamic PW is configured on one endpoint PE and a static PW is configured on the other endpoint PE, run the mpls switch-l2vc ip-address vc-id [ tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] ] between ip-address vc-id trans trans-label recv received-label [ tunnel-policy policy-name [ endpoint endpoint-address color color-value ] ] encapsulation encapsulation-type [ mtu mtu-value ] [ control-word | no-control-word ] [ rtp-header ] [ timeslotnum timeslotnum ] [ tdm-encapsulation number ] command to configure hybrid VPWS switching.
3. Run the quit command to return to the system view.
4. Run the commit command to commit the configuration.