Configuring a VE Interface
Virtual-Ethernet (VE) interfaces allow one data link protocol to transmit data of other link layer protocols.
Context
AR611W, AR611W-LTE4CN, AR617VW, AR617VW-LTE4, and AR617VW-LTE4EA do not support Virtual-Ethernet (VE) interfaces.
The VE interface is applicable to PPPoEoA and IPoEoA, and can be applied to the firewall and route configurations.
- Routing protocol
- VLAN
Pre-Configuration
- Powering on the device and performing self-check
Procedure
- Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
- Run interface virtual-ethernet ve-number
A VE interface is created and the VE interface view is displayed.
After establishing a binding relationship between a VE interface and the permanent virtual channel (PVC) that transmits PPPoEoA or IPoEoA data, you can delete this VE interface only when you unbind the VE interface from the PVC.
- Configuring a VE interface
The configuration of a VE interface is the same as that of an Ethernet interface. For details about how to configure a VE interface, see Ethernet Interface Configuration.
- (Optional) Run mac-address
The MAC address for the VE interface is configured.
The MAC address of a VE interface is the system MAC address, and may conflict with the MAC address of another interface (a physical or logical interface). If the MAC address of the VE interface conflicts with that of another interface, a loop probably occurs or traffic forwarding on the VE interface may fail.
In this case, you must run this command to configure a MAC address for the VE interface to guarantee the normal transmission of service data flows.