Pseudowire Configuration Notes

The vc-switching parameter must be specified when the VLL service is created. When the vc-switching parameter is specified, you are configuring an S-PE. This is a pseudowire switching point (switching from one pseudowire to another). Therefore, you cannot add a SAP to the configuration.

The following example shows the configuration when a SAP is added to a pseudowire. The CLI generates an error response if you attempt to create a SAP. VC switching is only needed on the pseudowire at the S-PE.

*A:ALA-701>config>service# epipe 28 customer 1 create vc-switching 
*A:ALA-701>config>service>epipe$ sap 1/1/3 create
MINOR: SVCMGR #1311 SAP is not allowed under PW switching service 
*A:ALA-701>config>service>epipe$

Use the following CLI syntax to create pseudowire switching VLL services. These are examples only. Different routers support different pseudowire switching VLL services.

CLI Syntax:

config>service# apipe service-id [customer customer-id] [vpn vpn-id] [vc-type {atm-vcc|atm-sdu|atm-vpc|atm-cell}] [vc-switching]
description description-string
spoke-sdp sdp-id:vc-id

CLI Syntax:

config>service# epipe service-id [customer customer-id] [vpn vpn-id] [vc-switching]
description description-string
spoke-sdp sdp-id:vc-id

CLI Syntax:

config>service# fpipe service-id [customer customer-id][vpn vpn-id] [vc-type {fr-dlci}] [vc-switching]
description description-string
spoke-sdp sdp-id:vc-id

CLI Syntax:

config>service# ipipe service-id [customer customer-id][vpn vpn-id] [vc-switching] 
description description-string
spoke-sdp sdp-id:vc-id

The following example shows the command usage to configure VLL pseudowire switching services:

config>service# apipe 1 customer 1 vpn 1 vc-switching create
config>service>apipe$ description ‟Default apipe description for service id 100”
config>service>apipe# spoke-sdp 3:1 create
config>service>apipe>spoke-sdp# exit
config>service>apipe# spoke-sdp 6:200 create
config>service>apipe>spoke-sdp# exit
config>service>apipe# no shutdown

The following example shows configurations for each service:

*A:ALA-48>config>service# info
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...
        apipe 100 customer 1 vpn 1 vc-switching create
            description "Default apipe description for service id 100"
            spoke-sdp 3:1 create
            exit
            spoke-sdp 6:200 create
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit
...
        epipe 107 customer 1 vpn 107 vc-switching create
            description "Default epipe description for service id 107"
            spoke-sdp 3:8 create
            exit
            spoke-sdp 6:207 create
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit
...
        ipipe 108 customer 1 vpn 108 vc-switching create
            description "Default ipipe description for service id 108"
            spoke-sdp 3:9 create
            exit
            spoke-sdp 6:208 create
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit
...
        fpipe 109 customer 1 vpn 109 vc-switching create
            description "Default fpipe description for service id 109"
            spoke-sdp 3:5 create
            exit
            spoke-sdp 6:209 create
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit
...
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*A:ALA-48>config>service#