[j-nsp] vpls question

[james list]

Hi amarjeet
Because if PE1 fails there is faster convergence to PE2 due to neighbor
already established.

Cheers
James
Il 24/apr/2015 13:23, "james list" <jameslist72 at gmail.com> ha scritto:

> I have a VPLS multi-homed environment with two MX routers (PE1 and PE2)
> connected to a single ethernet switch (CE1). I have PE1 configured with
> site-preference as "primary" and PE2 as "backup".
>
>
> Behind the CE1 there is a router running OSPF with both MX (on irb
> interface).
>
>
> My goal is to have:
>
> 1)    Multihoming to prevent loops
>
> 2)    Let the router run two OSPF neighbor with both PE and not just one
> with the primary PE.
>
> I’m wondering if using:
>
>
> set routing-instances XXXX protocols vpls connectivity-type irb
>
>
> instead of the default (connectivity-type ce) could give me the option to
> reach my goal number 2) and if I can introduce any drawback.
>
>
> Or if there is another solution keeping 1).
>
>
> I don’t have a lab to test…
>
>
> Any help/feedback is really appreciated.
>
>
> Greetings
>
> James
>