Manual
Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol Version 3
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Cisco IOS Releases 12.0(29)S and 12.2(25)S
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Contents
• Prerequisites for Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol Version 3, page 3
• Restrictions for Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol Version 3, page 3
• Information About Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol Version 3, page 10
• How to Configure Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol Version 3, page 25
• Configuration Examples for Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol Version 3, page 57
• Additional References, page 69
• Command Reference, page 71
• Glossary, page 147
12.0(28)S Support was added for the following features on the Cisco 7200 and
Cisco 7500 series routers:
• ATM AAL5 OAM Emulation over L2TPv3
• ATM Single Cell Relay VC Mode over L2TPv3
• L2TPv3 support for PA-A3-8T1IMA PA and PA-A3-8E1IMA Port
Adapters
• L2TPv3 Distributed Sequencing
12.0(29)S Support was added for the following features:
• ATM Port Mode Cell Relay over L2TPv3
• ATM Cell Packing over L2TPv3
• L2TPv3 Control Message Hashing
• L2TPv3 Control Message Rate Limiting
• Protocol Demultiplexing for L2TPv3
12.2(25)S Support for the following features was added to Cisco IOS
Release 12.2(25)S:
• L2TPv3: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
• L2TPv3 Layer 2 fragmentation
• ATM AAL5 OAM Emulation over L2TPv3
• ATM VP Mode Single Cell Relay over L2TPv3
• ATM Single Cell Relay VC Mode over L2TPv3
• L2TPv3 Support for PA-A3-8T1IMA PA and PA-A3-8E1IMA Port
Adapters
• L2TPv3 Distributed Sequencing