In case LDP signaled VPLS is not available, you may need to add a l2circuit into a BGP signaled VPLS instance.
In this example, PE1 can only have l2circuit configured, and remote PE2 has VPLS configured. Before you begin, make sure PE1 and PE2 have IGP and LDP reachability.
PE1 100.0.0.1
set interfaces et-5/0/2 flexible-vlan-tagging set interfaces et-5/0/2 encapsulation flexible-ethernet-services set interfaces et-5/0/2 unit 1111 encapsulation vlan-ccc set interfaces et-5/0/2 unit 1111 vlan-id 1111 set interfaces et-5/0/2 unit 1111 family ccc set protocols l2circuit neighbor 200.0.0.1 interface et-5/0/2.1111 virtual-circuit-id 11111 set protocols l2circuit neighbor 200.0.0.1 interface et-5/0/2.1111 encapsulation-type ethernet set protocols l2circuit neighbor 200.0.0.1 interface et-5/0/2.1111 ignore-mtu-mismatch
PE2 200.0.0.1
set interfaces xe-5/0/0 flexible-vlan-tagging set interfaces xe-5/0/0 encapsulation flexible-ethernet-services set interfaces xe-5/0/0 unit 1111 encapsulation vlan-vpls set interfaces xe-5/0/0 unit 1111 vlan-id 1111 set interfaces xe-5/0/0 unit 1111 family vpls set routing-instances rename-session protocols vpls control-word set routing-instances rename-session protocols vpls no-tunnel-services set routing-instances rename-session protocols vpls site aside automatic-site-id set routing-instances rename-session protocols vpls mesh-group l2circuit vpls-id 11111 set routing-instances rename-session protocols vpls mesh-group l2circuit neighbor 100.0.0.1 set routing-instances rename-session instance-type vpls set routing-instances rename-session vlan-id 1111 set routing-instances rename-session interface xe-5/0/0.1111 set routing-instances rename-session vrf-target target:36731:1234
Verification:
PE1> show l2circuit connections interface et-5/0/2.1111 Layer-2 Circuit Connections: Legend for connection status (St) EI -- encapsulation invalid NP -- interface h/w not present MM -- mtu mismatch Dn -- down EM -- encapsulation mismatch VC-Dn -- Virtual circuit Down CM -- control-word mismatch Up -- operational VM -- vlan id mismatch CF -- Call admission control failure OL -- no outgoing label IB -- TDM incompatible bitrate NC -- intf encaps not CCC/TCC TM -- TDM misconfiguration BK -- Backup Connection ST -- Standby Connection CB -- rcvd cell-bundle size bad SP -- Static Pseudowire LD -- local site signaled down RS -- remote site standby RD -- remote site signaled down HS -- Hot-standby Connection XX -- unknown Legend for interface status Up -- operational Dn -- down Neighbor: 200.0.0.1 Interface Type St Time last up # Up trans et-5/0/2.1111(vc 11111) rmt Up Feb 26 12:58:04 2021 1 Remote PE: 200.0.0.1 , Negotiated control-word: Yes (Null) Incoming label: 305088, Outgoing label: 373 Negotiated PW status TLV: No Local interface: et-5/0/2.1111, Status: Up, Encapsulation: ETHERNET Flow Label Transmit: No, Flow Label Receive: No PE2> show vpls connections instance rename-session Layer-2 VPN connections: Legend for connection status (St) EI -- encapsulation invalid NC -- interface encapsulation not CCC/TCC/VPLS EM -- encapsulation mismatch WE -- interface and instance encaps not same VC-Dn -- Virtual circuit down NP -- interface hardware not present CM -- control-word mismatch -> -- only outbound connection is up CN -- circuit not provisioned <- -- only inbound connection is up OR -- out of range Up -- operational OL -- no outgoing label Dn -- down LD -- local site signaled down CF -- call admission control failure RD -- remote site signaled down SC -- local and remote site ID collision LN -- local site not designated LM -- local site ID not minimum designated RN -- remote site not designated RM -- remote site ID not minimum designated XX -- unknown connection status IL -- no incoming label MM -- MTU mismatch MI -- Mesh-Group ID not available BK -- Backup connection ST -- Standby connection PF -- Profile parse failure PB -- Profile busy RS -- remote site standby SN -- Static Neighbor LB -- Local site not best-site RB -- Remote site not best-site VM -- VLAN ID mismatch HS -- Hot-standby Connection Legend for interface status Up -- operational Dn -- down Instance: rename-session Edge protection: Not-Primary BGP-VPLS State Local site: aside (2) connection-site Type St Time last up # Up trans 4 rmt Up Feb 19 13:45:39 2021 1 Remote PE: 200.0.0.2, Negotiated control-word: No Incoming label: 368, Outgoing label: 17 Local interface: lsi.1048577, Status: Up, Encapsulation: VPLS Description: Intf - vpls rename-session local site 2 remote site 4 Flow Label Transmit: Yes, Flow Label Receive: Yes LDP-VPLS State Mesh-group connections: l2circuit Neighbor Type St Time last up # Up trans 100.0.0.1(vpls-id 11111) rmt Up Feb 26 12:58:14 2021 1 Remote PE: 100.0.0.1, Negotiated control-word: Yes (Null) Incoming label: 373, Outgoing label: 305088 Negotiated PW status TLV: No Local interface: lsi.1048579, Status: Up, Encapsulation: ETHERNET Description: Intf - vpls rename-session neighbor 100.0.0.1 vpls-id 11111 Flow Label Transmit: No, Flow Label Receive: No