Question 740
An LDP VPLS service connects regional video studios. Observed: A PE cannot find the other site's pseudowire although the underlay path is healthy. What operational check best guards against this problem returning?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This control asks for the same recovery evidence (All VPLS members exchange signaling and form the expected forwarding topology) and flags recurrence of the same failure (A PE cannot find the other site's pseudowire although the underlay path is healthy). It targets the underlying issue, vpls signaling or targeted ldp sessions are missing between pes, rather than a different service problem. The exact cadence must be agreed with operations.
Incorrect Answers
The proposed control is tied to qinq tag handling differs between ingress and remote attachment circuits, typically observed when only the outer service VLAN survives and nested customer tags are lost. Here the target is vpls signaling or targeted ldp sessions are missing between pes; monitor all VPLS members exchange signaling and form the expected forwarding topology.
This gate monitors a different failure, broadcast and unknown-unicast replication overloads the service. It would not detect the current problem: A PE cannot find the other site's pseudowire although the underlay path is healthy. The appropriate check requires all VPLS members exchange signaling and form the expected forwarding topology.
It is valid for another service scenario but checks customer tags disappear at the remote ce port. This case instead needs a gate for a pe cannot find the other site's pseudowire although the underlay path is healthy and evidence that all VPLS members exchange signaling and form the expected forwarding topology.