Routed VPLS (R-VPLS) allows a VPLS instance to be associated with an IP interface on the 7210 SAS-D, 7210 SAS-Dxp, or 7210 SAS-K 2F1C2T. IPv4 addressing and forwarding is supported on the 7210 SAS-D, 7210 SAS-Dxp, and 7210 SAS-K 2F1C2T platforms. IPv6 addressing and forwarding is supported on the 7210 SAS-Dxp platform.
R-VPLS allows a VPLS instance to be associated with an IP interface on the 7210 SAS-K 2F6C4T or 7210 SAS-K 3SFP+ 8C. Only IPv4 addressing and forwarding is supported on these platforms.
Within an R-VPLS service, traffic with a destination MAC matching that of the associated IP interface is routed based on the IP forwarding table; all other traffic is forwarded based on the VPLS forwarding table.
On the 7210 SAS-D and 7210 SAS-K 2F1C2T, an R-VPLS service can be associated with an IPv4 interface and supports only static routing. It is primarily designed for use of in-band management of the node. It allows for inband management of the 7210 SAS nodes in a ring deployment using a single IPv4 subnet, reducing the number of IP subnets needed.
On the 7210 SAS-Dxp, an R-VPLS service can be associated with an IPv4 or IPv6 interface and supports only static routing. It is primarily designed for use of in-band management of the node. It allows for inband management of the 7210 SAS nodes in a ring deployment using a single IPv4 or IPv6 subnet, reducing the number of IP subnets needed.
On the 7210 SAS-K 2F6C4T and 7210 SAS-K 3SFP+ 8C, R-VPLS service can be associated with an IPv4 interface and supports static routing and other routing protocols. It can be used to provide a service to the customer or for in-band management of the node.