L2TPv3 Configuration

About this task

Use L2TP v3 to create tunnels for transporting layer 2 frames. L2TP v3 enables WiNG supported controllers to create tunnels for transporting Ethernet frames to and from bridge VLANs and physical ports. L2TP v3 tunnels can be defined between WiNG managed devices and other vendor devices supporting the L2TP v3 protocol.

To define an L2TPv3 tunnel configuration:

Procedure

  1. Select Policies > L2TPv3.
    The L2TPv3 dashboard open and lists the existing policy configurations.
  2. Select a policy from the list to edit the policy.
    The basic settings dashboard opens.
  3. Select icon to add a new policy.
    The Add Policy dashboard opens.
  4. Set a policy name that is less than 31 characters and select Add.
    The basic settings dashboard opens.
  5. Configure the following L2TPv3 policy settings based on new policy creation or modification:
    Setting Description
    Cookie Size Displays the size of each policy's cookie field within each L2TP V3 data packet. L2TP V3 data packets contain a session cookie which identifies the session (pseudowire) corresponding to it. If using the CLI, the cookie size can't be configured per session, and are the same size for all sessions with in a tunnel. Use the drop-down list box to select a cookie size. The options include 0B, 4B, and 8B
    Hello Interval Displays each policy‘s interval between L2TPv3 hello messages exchanged within the L2TPv3 connection. Set the time limit between 1 to 3,600 seconds. The default option is 60 seconds
    Reconnect Attempts Lists each policy‘s maximum number of re-connection attempts to reestablish a tunnel between peers. The range is between 0 and 8
    Reconnect Interval Displays the duration set for each listed policy between two successive reconnection attempts. The range is 1 to 3,600 seconds. The default option is 120 seconds
    Retry Attempts Lists the number of retransmission attempts set for each listed policy before a target tunnel peer is defined as not reachable. The range is 0 through 10, and the default is 5
    Retry Interval Lists the interval the interval (in seconds) set for each listed policy before the retransmission of a L2TPv3 signaling message. The range is 1 through 350 seconds, and the default is 5 seconds
    RX Window Size Displays the number of packets that can be received without sending an acknowledgment. The range 0 through 15, and the default is 10
    TX Window Size Displays the number of packets that can be transmitted without receiving an acknowledgment. The range is 0 through 15, and the default is 10
    Failover Delay Lists the time in seconds for establishing a tunnel after a failover (VRRP, RF Domain, or Cluster). The range is 5 to 60 seconds, and the default is 5 seconds
    L2 Path Recovery Lists whether force L2 path recovery is activated or deactivated. Once a tunnel is established, enabling this setting forces server and gateway learning behind the L2TPv3 tunnel
  6. Select Save to configure all the updates to the L2TPv3 policy.