RFC 5994

Application of Ethernet Pseudowires to MPLS Transport Networks, October 2010

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Status:
INFORMATIONAL
Authors:
S. Bryant, Ed.
M. Morrow
G. Swallow
R. Cherukuri
T. Nadeau
N. Harrison
B. Niven-Jenkins
Stream:
IETF
Source:
pwe3 (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5994

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Abstract

Ethernet pseudowires are widely deployed to support packet transport of Ethernet services. These services in-turn provide transport for a variety of client networks, e.g., IP and MPLS. This document uses procedures defined in the existing IETF specifications of Ethernet pseudowires carried over MPLS networks.

Many of the requirements for the services provided by the mechanisms explained in this document are also recognized by the MPLS transport profile (MPLS-TP) design effort formed jointly by the IETF and ITU-T. The solution described here does not address all of the MPLS-TP requirements, but it provides a viable form of packet transport service using tools that are already available.

This document also serves as an indication that existing MPLS techniques form an appropriate basis for the design of a fully- featured packet transport solution addressing all of the requirements of MPLS-TP. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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