Methods, systems, and devices to implement bimodal vpws and vpls forwarding domain in a layer 2 virutal private network (l2vpn) node

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a layer 2 virtual private network (L2VPN) node including a processor, first data via a first user-to-network interface (UNI) of a group of user-to-network interfaces (UNIs) from a first communication device;
• transferring, by the L2VPN node, the first data to a network-to-network interface (NNI) in response to receiving the first data from the first UNI;
• receiving, by the L2VPN node, second data via the NNI from a second communication device;
• identifying, by the L2VPN node, a destination media access control (MAC) address associated with the second data;
• determining, by the L2VPN node, a second UNI of the group of UNIs based on the destination MAC address resulting in a first determination, wherein the determining of the second UNI comprises:
• prior to the determining of the second UNI, receiving third data via the second UNI, wherein the third data comprises a source MAC address from a third communication device;
• determining that the source MAC address is not stored in a MAC address database;
• storing the source MAC address in the MAC address database;
• and
• associating the source MAC address with the second UNI, wherein the source MAC address matches the destination MAC address;
• and
• transferring, by the L2VPN node, the second data to the second UNI based on the first determination for transmitting to third communication device.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a layer 2 virtual private network (L2VPN) node including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving first data via a first user-to-network interface (UNI) of a group of user-to-network interfaces (UNIs) from a first communication device;
• transferring the first data to a network-to-network interface (NNI) in response to receiving the first data from the first UNI;
• receiving second data via the NNI from a second communication device, wherein the second data includes a destination MAC address;
• determining there is no UNI associated with the destination MAC address in the MAC address database;
• flooding the second data to the group of UNIs;
• receiving third data via a second UNI of the group of UNIs from a third communication device, wherein the third data comprises a source MAC address associated with the third communication device;
• determining the second UNI is associated with the source MAC address of the third communication device resulting in a first determination;
• and
• based on the first determination, associating the second UNI with the source MAC address associated with the third communication device in a MAC address database.