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RFC 4448
Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks,April 2006
- File formats:
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Updated by:
- RFC 5462,RFC 8469
- Authors:
- L. Martini, Ed.
E. Rosen
N. El-Aawar
G. Heron - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- pwe3 (int)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4448
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Abstract
An Ethernet pseudowire (PW) is used to carry Ethernet/802.3 ProtocolData Units (PDUs) over an MPLS network. This enables service providers tooffer "emulated" Ethernet services over existing MPLS networks. Thisdocument specifies the encapsulation of Ethernet/802.3 PDUs within apseudowire. It also specifies the procedures for using a PW toprovide a "point-to-point Ethernet" service. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.