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Chapter 9 Creating a VPLS Policy
Defining a VPLS Policy
A policy is a template of most of the para meters needed to define a VPLS service request. After you
define it, a VPLS policy can be used by all the VPLS service requests that share a common set of
characteristics.
You create a new VPLS policy whenever you create a new type of service or a service with different
parameters. VPLS policy creation is normal ly performed by experienced network engineers.
To define a VPLS policy in the Cisco IP Solution Center (ISC), perform the following steps.
Step 1 Choose Service Design > Policies.
The Policies window appears.
Step 2 Click Create.
Step 3 Choose VPLS Policy.
The VPLS Policy Editor window appears. (See Figure 9-1.)
Figure 9-1 Creating a VPLS Policy
Step 4 Enter a Policy Name for the VPLS policy.
Step 5 Choose the Policy Own er for the VPLS policy.
There are three types of VPLS policy ownership:
• Customer ownership
• Provider ownership
• Global ownership—Any service operator can make use of this VPLS policy.
This ownership has relevance when the ISC Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) comes into play. For
example, a VPLS policy that is customer owned can onl y be seen by operators who are allowed to work
on this customer-owned policy.
Similarly, operators who are allowed to work on a provider’s network can view, use, and deploy a
particular provider-owned policy.
Step 6 Click Select to choose the owner of the VPLS policy.
The policy owner was established when you created c ustomers or providers during ISC setup. If the
ownership is global, the Select function does not appear.
Step 7 Choose the Core Type of the VPLS policy.