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Virtual Private LAN Services over MPLS
draft-lasserre-vkompella-ppvpn-vpls-04

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
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Author Marc Lasserre
Last updated 2003-03-07
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Abstract

This document describes a virtual private LAN service (VPLS) solution over MPLS, also known as Transparent LAN Services (TLS). A VPLS creates an emulated LAN segment for a given set of users. It delivers a layer 2 broadcast domain that is fully capable of learning and forwarding on Ethernet MAC addresses that is closed to a given set of users. Many VPLS services can be supported from a single PE node. This document describes the control plane functions of signaling demultiplexor labels, extending [PWE3-CTRL] and rudimentary support for availability (multi-homing). It is agnostic to discovery protocols. The data plane functions of forwarding are also described, focusing, in particular, on the learning of MAC addresses. The encapsulation of VPLS packets is described by [PWE3- ETHERNET].

Authors

Marc Lasserre

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