https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21872#M1671 I am trying to make the H-VPLS interops with Juniper router in a Hub and Spoke config where Spoke connects with two HuB. Full mesh VPLS is just working fine. <BR /> <BR /> We did some extensive tests and found that the HuB (Juniper) router DO NOT receive the label for the particular VPLS circuit from the Spoke (Extreme) router when "l2vpn vpls” PW is used. Which means the Spoke DO NOT send the label at all. <BR /> <BR /> #configure l2vpn vpls TEST add peer xxx.xxx.xxx.100 core primary <BR /> <BR /> But, the Spoke (Extreme) router DOES sends the label when the "l2vpn vpws” PW is used and connection gets established. However the Spoke receives the labels from the HuB site all the time with both PW type. <BR /> <BR /> #configure l2vpn vpws TEST add peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx core <BR /> <BR /> While Extreme as HuB and Spoke we specifically attach the vpls instance with the peer and define the H-VPLS MTUs the peer as Spoke in a HuB .<BR /> <BR /> #configure l2vpn vpls TEST add peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx spoke<BR /> <BR /> I suspect that the parameters “spoke” enables the HuB to send some probes signaling bits to the Spoke peer to notify its availability as a HuB. Once Spoke receives the bit probe from the HuB then only it advertise its labels to the HuB. Perhaps this methodology is used for multihoming capability for the Spoke router i.e. one Spoke connecting with two different HuB sites for redundancy with "l2vpn vpls” PW on primary and secondary HuB. <BR /> <BR /> Is this some kind of propriety implementation? Does Extreme follows any RFC standards for this implementation? Anyone tried this before? <BR /> <BR /> Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:20:00 GMT samitjana 2014-09-14T12:20:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21872#M1671 I am trying to make the H-VPLS interops with Juniper router in a Hub and Spoke config where Spoke connects with two HuB. Full mesh VPLS is just working fine. <BR /> <BR /> We did some extensive tests and found that the HuB (Juniper) router DO NOT receive the label for the particular VPLS circuit from the Spoke (Extreme) router when "l2vpn vpls” PW is used. Which means the Spoke DO NOT send the label at all. <BR /> <BR /> #configure l2vpn vpls TEST add peer xxx.xxx.xxx.100 core primary <BR /> <BR /> But, the Spoke (Extreme) router DOES sends the label when the "l2vpn vpws” PW is used and connection gets established. However the Spoke receives the labels from the HuB site all the time with both PW type. <BR /> <BR /> #configure l2vpn vpws TEST add peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx core <BR /> <BR /> While Extreme as HuB and Spoke we specifically attach the vpls instance with the peer and define the H-VPLS MTUs the peer as Spoke in a HuB .<BR /> <BR /> #configure l2vpn vpls TEST add peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx spoke<BR /> <BR /> I suspect that the parameters “spoke” enables the HuB to send some probes signaling bits to the Spoke peer to notify its availability as a HuB. Once Spoke receives the bit probe from the HuB then only it advertise its labels to the HuB. Perhaps this methodology is used for multihoming capability for the Spoke router i.e. one Spoke connecting with two different HuB sites for redundancy with "l2vpn vpls” PW on primary and secondary HuB. <BR /> <BR /> Is this some kind of propriety implementation? Does Extreme follows any RFC standards for this implementation? Anyone tried this before? <BR /> <BR /> Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:20:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21872#M1671 samitjana 2014-09-14T12:20:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21873#M1672 What is the extreme switch model What is the software version If you are ok with the configuration part try upgrading the switch 15.4.1.3 latest patch.. Many vpls issues are fixed . Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:03:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21873#M1672 PARTHIBAN_CHINN 2014-09-15T13:03:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21874#M1673 We just did it in Amsterdam and it works fine. Using 15.3.1 latest patch release and 15.4 latest patch release. Both works. Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:59:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21874#M1673 andreas1 2014-09-25T17:59:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21875#M1674 Also if you could post the Juniper configs it would help alot. Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:11:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-exos-switch/h-vpls-interops-with-juniper/m-p/21875#M1674 andreas1 2014-09-27T14:11:00Z