Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Support for Metro Ethernet Forum and G.8011 Ethernet Service Switching
RFC 6004
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) L. Berger
Request for Comments: 6004 LabN
Category: Standards Track D. Fedyk
ISSN: 2070-1721 Alcatel-Lucent
October 2010
Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Support for Metro Ethernet Forum
and G.8011 Ethernet Service Switching
Abstract
This document describes a method for controlling two specific types
of Ethernet switching via Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching
(GMPLS). This document supports the types of switching corresponding
to the Ethernet services that have been defined in the context of the
Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) and International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) G.8011. Specifically, switching in support of Ethernet private
line and Ethernet virtual private line services are covered. Support
for MEF- and ITU-defined parameters is also covered.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
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(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Overview ...................................................3
1.2. Conventions Used in This Document ..........................4
2. Common Signaling Support ........................................5
2.1. Ethernet Endpoint Identification ...........................5
2.1.1. Endpoint ID TLV .....................................5
2.1.1.1. Procedures .................................6
2.2. Connection Identification ..................................6
2.2.1. Procedures ..........................................6
2.3. Traffic Parameters .........................................7
2.3.1. L2 Control Protocol TLV .............................7
2.4. Bundling and VLAN Identification ...........................9
3. EPL Service .....................................................9
3.1. EPL Service Parameters .....................................9
4. EVPL Service ...................................................10
4.1. EVPL Generalized Label Format .............................10
4.2. Egress VLAN ID Control and VLAN ID Preservation ...........11
4.3. Single Call - Single LSP ..................................11
4.4. Single Call - Multiple LSPs ...............................11
5. IANA Considerations ............................................12
5.1. Endpoint ID Attributes TLV ................................12
5.2. Line LSP Encoding .........................................12
5.3. Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) Switching Type .......12
6. Security Considerations ........................................13
7. References .....................................................13
7.1. Normative References ......................................13
7.2. Informative References ....................................14
Acknowledgments ...................................................14
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1. Introduction
[MEF6] and [G.8011] provide parallel frameworks for defining network-
oriented characteristics of Ethernet services in transport networks.
The framework discusses general Ethernet connection characteristics,
Ethernet User-Network Interfaces (UNIs) and Ethernet Network-Network
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