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CE-1, CE-2, and CE-3 are part of a single VPLS VPN. An Ethernet frame has just arrived at PE-3 from CE-3. It has a source MAC address of CE-3 and a destination MAC address of CE-1. You want to know what PE-3 does with the Ethernet frame.
Referring to the exhibit, which statement is correct?

  • A. It drops the packet because the destination MAC address is not in PE-3's MAC table.
  • B. It forwards the packet to PE-1 and PE-2.
  • C. It forwards the packet to PE-1 only.
  • D. It drops the packet because the destination MAC address is not for PE-3.
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Highly Voted 2 years, 11 months ago
It's C, because the CE3 know the MAC of CE1 which means that CE1 sent a broadcast, if CE1 know the mac that means that PE3 know the mac, if PE3 know the MAC of CE-1 it will send the frame to PE1 only
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mohdema
Most Recent 2 years, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: B
VPLS carries Ethernet traffic across a service provider network, so it must mimic an Ethernet network in some ways. When a PE router configured with a VPLS routing instance receives a packet from a CE device, it first determines whether it knows the destination of the VPLS packet. If it does, it forwards the packet to the appropriate PE router or CE device. If it does not, it broadcasts the packet to all the other PE routers and CE devices that are members of that VPLS routing instance. In both cases, the CE device receiving the packet must be different from the one sending the packet. https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/vpn-l2/topics/concept/ng-vpls-p2mp-lsp-forwarding-overview.html
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Parkx
2 years, 9 months ago
agree with @anonymonkey, with B or VPLS, packets can traverse the service provider networks in point-to-multipoint fashion, meaning that a packet originating from a CE device can be broadcast to all the PE routers participating in a VPLS routing instance. In contrast, a Layer 2 VPN forwards packets in point-to-point fashion. The paths carrying VPLS traffic between each PE router participating in a routing instance are called pseudowires.
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Anniesyed1234
3 years, 5 months ago
Answer is B.The Question clearly says that its a VPLS and the same link is linked below states: The difference is that, for VPLS, packets can traverse the service provider networks in point-to-multipoint fashion, meaning that a packet originating from a CE device can be broadcast to all the PE routers participating in a VPLS routing instance. In contrast, a Layer 2 VPN forwards packets in point-to-point fashion.
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magmartin
2 years, 9 months ago
VPLS can use point-to-multipoint scheme to send the frame, but it will do it only when necessary. In this case, the frame is unicast and is addressed to CE1. In order to know if the frame is sent only to PE1 or both (PE1 & PE2), we would need to know the VPLS mac-table in PE3. If CE1's MAC is known in this table then the frame is sent directly to PE1 only, otherwise it will be broadcasted to the rest of PEs belonging to the same VPLS. As there is no information about this VPLS mac table, If I guess the content of it then I think the same as abdandiu.
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anonymonkey
3 years, 8 months ago
"C" Referencing MACs indicates this is a L2VPN. A layer three would have sent the packet to both making B correct. Frames would be sent to the other end of the Psuedowired connection on the same L2VPN. https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/release-independent/nce/topics/concept/vpls-understanding.html
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