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Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling

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AuthorsK. Kompella; Y. Rekhter
Editors
Typetechreport
Year2007
Also known asanon2007virtualb
Citekeykompella2007virtualb

Identifiers

DOI10.17487/rfc4761
OpenAlexW2281187555

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Abstract

Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), also known as Transparent LAN Service and Virtual Private Switched Network service, is a useful Service Provider offering. The service offers a Layer 2 Virtual Private Network (VPN); however, in the case of VPLS, the customers in the VPN are connected by a multipoint Ethernet LAN, in contrast to the usual Layer 2 VPNs, which are point-to-point in nature. This document describes the functions required to offer VPLS, a mechanism for signaling a VPLS, and rules for forwarding VPLS frames across a packet switched network. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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@techreport{kompella2007virtualb,
  title        = {Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling},
  author       = {K. Kompella and Y. Rekhter},
  year         = {2007},
  doi          = {10.17487/rfc4761},
}

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