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INFORMATIONAL

Authors:

K. Kompella
B. Kothari
R. Cherukuri

Stream:

IETF

Source:

NON WORKING GROUP

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6624

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Abstract

Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (L2VPNs) based on Frame Relay or ATMcircuits have been around a long time; more recently, Ethernet VPNs,including Virtual Private LAN Service, have become popular.Traditional L2VPNs often required a separate Service Providerinfrastructure for each type and yet another for the Internet and IPVPNs. In addition, L2VPN provisioning was cumbersome. This documentpresents a new approach to the problem of offering L2VPN serviceswhere the L2VPN customer's experience is virtually identical to thatoffered by traditional L2VPNs, but such that a Service Provider canmaintain a single network for L2VPNs, IP VPNs, and the Internet, aswell as a common provisioning methodology for all services.This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it ispublished for informational purposes.

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