I-VPLS is configured in the core of the network with an l-MAC address. This l-MAC address is the only MAC learned in the core

The B-VPLS and l-VPLS are configured in the edge. The B-VPLS is configured with a Backbone MAC and is the only MAC learned in the core

Each SDP is configured with a Backbone MAC to hide customer MAC addresses in the core

Each SAP is associated with a common l-MAC to hide customer MAC addresses in the core