Application of Multicast VPLS
Multicast VPLS is deployed on IP/MPLS backbone networks to solve multicast service issues related to traffic congestion, transmission reliability, and data security. Figure 1 shows the application of multicast VPLS on an IP/MPLS backbone network.
To carry multicast traffic over P2MP tunnels
by means of multicast VPLS:
- Configure BGP and multicast VPLS on the IP/MPLS backbone network. BGP is used to exchange BGP routes between PEs on the same multicast VPLS network.
- Configure MPLS for the establishment of P2MP tunnels on the IP/MPLS backbone network.