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Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Authors:

Y. Jiang, Ed.
L. Yong
M. Paul

Stream:

IETF

Source:

pals (rtg)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7796

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Abstract

This document specifies a generic Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) solution, which uses VLANs to indicate root or leaf traffic to support Ethernet-Tree (E-Tree) services. A VPLS Provider Edge (PE) model is illustrated as an example for the solution. In the solution, E-Tree VPLS PEs are interconnected by Pseudowires (PWs), which carry the VLAN indicating the E-Tree attribute. The MAC address-based Ethernet forwarding engine and the PW work in the same way as specified in RFC 4762 and RFC 4448, respectively. A signaling mechanism is described to support E-Tree capability and VLAN mapping negotiation.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.