Specifications

Multiprotocol Label Switching Commands
connect (L2VPN local switching)
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Cisco IOS Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
January 2010
connect (L2VPN local switching)
To create Layer 2 data connections between two ports on the same router, use the connect command in
global configuration mode. To remove such connections, use the no form of this command.
Syntax for 12.0S, 12.2S and 12.4T Releases
connect connection-name type number [dlci | pvc | pvp] type number [dlci | pvc | pvp]
[interworking ip | ethernet]
no connect co
nnection-name type number [dlci | pvc | pvp] type number [dlci | pvc | pvp]
[interworking ip | ethernet]
Syntax for Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5 and Later Releases
connect connection-name type number type number
no connect co
nnection-name type number type number
Syntax Description
Command Default This command is disabled by default.
Command Modes Global configuration
connection-name A name for this local switching connection.
type String that identifies the type of interface used to create a local switching
c
onnection; for example, serial or Gigabit Ethernet.
number Integer that identifies the number of the interface; for example, 0/0/0.1 for
a
Gigabit Ethernet interface.
dlci (Optional) The data-link connection identifier (DLCI) assigned to the
in
terface.
pvc (Optional) The permanent virtual circuit (PVC) assigned to the interface,
e
xpressed by its vpi/vci (virtual path and virtual channel identifiers).
pvp (Optional) The permanent virtual path (PVP) assigned to the interface.
interworking ip |
e
thernet
(Optional) Specifies that this local connection enables different transport
types to be switched locally. These keyword options are not necessary for
configurations that locally switch the same transport type, such as
ATM to ATM, or Frame Relay to Frame Relay. Choices are:
• interworking ip—Causes IP packets to be extracted from the
attachment circuit and sent over the pseudowire. Attachment circuit
frames that do not contain IPv4 packets are dropped.
• ethernet—Causes Ethernet frames to be extracted from the attachment
circuit and sent over the pseudowire. Ethernet end-to-end transmission
is assumed. Attachment circuit frames that do not contain Ethernet
frames are dropped. In the case of VLAN, the VLAN tag is removed,
leaving a pure Ethernet frame.