Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Interoperability with Provider Backbone Bridges
RFC 7080
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) A. Sajassi
Request for Comments: 7080 S. Salam
Category: Informational Cisco
ISSN: 2070-1721 N. Bitar
Verizon
F. Balus
Nuage Networks
December 2013
Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Interoperability
with Provider Backbone Bridges
Abstract
The scalability of Hierarchical Virtual Private LAN Service (H-VPLS)
with Ethernet access networks (RFC 4762) can be improved by
incorporating Provider Backbone Bridge functionality in the VPLS
access. Provider Backbone Bridging has been standardized as IEEE
802.1ah-2008. It aims to improve the scalability of Media Access
Control (MAC) addresses and service instances in Provider Ethernet
networks. This document describes different interoperability
scenarios where Provider Backbone Bridge functionality is used in
H-VPLS with Ethernet or MPLS access network to attain better
scalability in terms of number of customer MAC addresses and number
of service instances. The document also describes the scenarios and
the mechanisms for incorporating Provider Backbone Bridge
functionality within H-VPLS with existing Ethernet access and
interoperability among them. Furthermore, the document discusses the
migration mechanisms and scenarios by which Provider Backbone Bridge
functionality can be incorporated into H-VPLS with existing MPLS
access.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(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). Not all documents
approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Terminology .....................................................3
3. Applicability ...................................................5
4. H-VPLS with Homogeneous PBBN Access .............................6
4.1. Service Interfaces and Interworking Options ................8
4.2. H-VPLS with PBBN Access: Type I Service Interface .........10
4.3. H-VPLS with PBBN Access: Type II Service Interface ........11
5. H-VPLS with Mixed PBBN Access and PBN Access ...................14
5.1. H-VPLS with Mixed PBBN and PBN Access: Modified PBN PE ....15
5.2. H-VPLS with Mixed PBBN and PBN Access: Regular PBN PE .....16
6. H-VPLS with MPLS Access ........................................17
6.1. H-VPLS with MPLS Access: PBB U-PE .........................17
6.2. H-VPLS with MPLS Access: PBB N-PE .........................19
7. H-VPLS with MPLS Access: PBB Migration Scenarios ...............21
7.1. 802.1ad Service Frames over VPLS Core .....................21
7.2. PBB Service Frames over VPLS Core .........................22
7.3. Mixed 802.1ad and PBB over VPLS Core ......................23
8. Acknowledgments ................................................24
9. Security Considerations ........................................24
10. References ....................................................24
10.1. Normative References .....................................24
10.2. Informative References ...................................25
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