Table 99: show vpls connections Output Fields (continued)
Field DescriptionField Name
Number of ports currently configured for the VPLS instance,
including network interfaces and the VPLS virtual core interface
Port Count
Number of network interfaces currently configured for the VPLS
instance
Interface Count
Name of the transport virtual router configured for the VPLS
instance
Transport Virtual Rtr
Unique route distinguisher configured for the VPLS instanceRoute Distinguisher
Site name configured for the VPLS instanceSiteName
Identifier for the PE router that acts as the transport virtual router
for the VPLS instance
Transport Virtual Rtr
Priority of the VPLS instance to serve as the backup PE router for
the CE device in the event of a network failure in the multihomed
configuration; indicates also that the site is multihomed
Multihomed priority
Numerical site identifier configured for the VPLS instanceSiteId
Maximum number of sites that can
participate in the VPLS domain associated with the VPLS instance
SiteRange
Extended community identifiers, also known as route targets, for
each VPLS instance configured on the router
VPLS Route Targets
Index number of the MPLS next hop to which the router floods
packets with unknown destination addresses. For more information
about displaying MPLS next hops and any available next-hop
statistics, see “Monitoring MPLS Next Hops” on page 351.
Flood Next Hop
Type and specifier of the network interfaces and VPLS virtual core
interface associated with the VPLS instance; vpls vplsName in this
field identifies the VPLS virtual core interface
Interface
Port number of the module on which the network interface or VPLS
virtual core interface resides
Port
Operational status of the physical interface: Up, Down,
LowerLayerDown, NotPresent
Status
Possible status codes for the VPLS connection that appear in the
State field
Connections status code
Remote site identifierSite
Status of the connection with the remote VPLS instance; possible
values for this field appear in the Connections status code legend
in the command display
State
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