1. Getting Started

1.1. About This Guide

This guide describes Layer 2 service and EVPN functionality provided by Nokia’s family of routers and presents examples to configure and implement various protocols and services.

This guide is organized into functional chapters and provides concepts and descriptions of the implementation flow, as well as Command Line Interface (CLI) syntax and command usage.

The topics and commands described in this document apply to the:

  1. 7450 ESS
  2. 7750 SR
  3. 7950 XRS

Table 1 lists the available chassis types for each SR OS router.

Table 1:   Supported SR OS Router Chassis Types 

7450 ESS

7750 SR

7950 XRS

  1. 7450 ESS-6/6v
  2. 7450 ESS-7/12 running in standard mode (not mixed-mode)
  1. 7450 ESS-7/12 running in mixed-mode (not standard mode)
  2. 7750 SR-a4/a8
  3. 7750 SR-c4/c12
  4. 7750 SR-1e/2e/3e
  5. 7750 SR-7/12
  6. 7750 SR-12e
  1. 7950 XRS-16c
  2. 7950 XRS-20/40

For a list of unsupported features by platform and chassis, refer to the SR OS R14.0.Rx Software Release Notes, part number 3HE10818 000x TQZZA.

Command outputs shown in this guide are examples only; actual displays may differ depending on supported functionality and user configuration.

Note:

This guide generically covers Release 14.0 content and may contain some content that will be released in later maintenance loads. Please refer to the SR OS R14.0.Rx Software Release Notes, part number 3HE10818 000x TQZZA, for information on features supported in each load of the Release 14.0 software.

1.1.1. Audience

This guide is intended for network administrators who are responsible for configuring routers. It is assumed that the network administrators have an understanding of networking principles and configurations. Concepts described in this guide include the following:

  1. Virtual Leased Lines (VLL)
  2. Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
  3. Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB)
  4. Ethernet VPN (EVPN)