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MPLS VPLS Interop — Nokia 7750 and Juniper MX on EVE-NG
Introduction
In the previous articles, I showed how to interop MPLS ePipe and VPRN network services between Nokia 7750 and Cisco 7200 routers on GNS3 (http://www.gns3.com) on a Windows PC. In this blog, I will show how to config and verify Nokia 7750 and Juniper MX routers for MPLS VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) network service using a new PC-based network emulator software called EVE-NG (http://www/eve-ng.net). EVE-NE is actually not a new kid in town. Its old name is UNETLAB and it has been around for a few years. Similar to my other articles, you can perform this MPLS VPLS interop testing using simulated Nokia 7750 and Juniper MX routers all on a Windows PC.
While MPLS VPLS (RFC 4761) is a rather old layer 2 VPN network service and new L2 VPN deployments are likely based on EVPN (RFC 7209) due to its total separation of control and data planes for improved scalability and stability. There are still many MPLS VPLS deployments in the world. Therefore, seeing VPLS in action on a Windows 10 PC without risking a production network is still useful.
The following is my PC setup for interop testing using Nokia 7750 and Juniper MX routers:
- Windows 10 PC (Intel i5 6500 with 16GB RAM)
- VMWare Workstation 12.5.5 (the free VMWare Player will work)
