STP-MVRP Interaction

Table 1 shows the expected interaction between STP (MSTP or P-MSTP) and MVRP.

Table 1. MSTP and MVRP Interaction Table

Item

M-VPLS

Service xSTP

M-VPLS SAP STP

Register/Declare Data VPLS VLAN on M-VPLS SAP

DSFS (Data SAP Forwarding State) controlled by

Data Path Forwarding with MVRP enabled controlled by

1

(p)MSTP

Enabled

Based on M-VPLS SAP’s MSTP forwarding state

MSTP only

DSFS and MVRP

2

(p)MSTP

Disabled

Based on M-VPLS SAP’s operating state

MVRP

3

Disabled

Enabled or Disabled

Based on M-VPLS SAP’s operating state

MVRP

Note: