VPLS enhancements on 7210 SAS-D, 7210 SAS-Dxp, and 7210 SAS-K 2F1C2T

The Nokia VPLS implementation includes several enhancements beyond basic VPN connectivity. The following VPLS features can be configured individually for each VPLS service instance:

• Extensive MAC and IP filter support (up to Layer 4). Filters can be applied on a per SAP basis.

• Forwarding Information Base (FIB) management features including:

  • configurable FIB size limit

  • FIB size alarms

  • MAC learning disable

  • discard unknown

  • aging timers for learned MAC addresses

• Implementation of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) parameters on a per VPLS and per SAP basis.

• IGMP snooping on a per-SAP basis.