Chapter 7. LAN Protocols over MPLS Case Studies

This chapter covers the following topics:

Understanding Ethernet over MPLS technology

EoMPLS transport case studies

Common troubleshooting techniques

Chapter 6, “Understanding Any Transport over MPLS,” introduced you to the general concepts of Any Transport over MPLS (AToM). In this chapter, you learn operation and configuration of Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS), one of the draft-martini–based AToM technologies. EoMPLS offers a way to connect geographically dispersed Ethernet networks. By deploying EoMPLS in their core, service providers can implement Ethernet VPN services.

This chapter outlines important aspects of the EoMPLS technology and provides step-by-step configuration procedures for ...

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