Ethernet bridging architecture [Standards topics]

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 112-119

  Parsons, Glenn ^a  

^a Nortel

Author keywords

Ethernet; IEEE standards; Open systems; Protocols; Standards; Synchronous digital hierarchy

Indexed keywords

ETHERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPEN SYSTEMS; STANDARDS;

CONNECTION-ORIENTED MODEL; SYNCHRONOUS DIGITAL HIERARCHY;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 37549049365     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2007.4395375     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (11)

1. D. Allan et al., "Ethernet as Carrier Transport Infrastructure," IEEE Commun. Mag., vol. 44, no. 2, Feb. 2006, pp. 134-40.
2. IEEE Standard 802.1Q, "IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks," 2005.
3. ITU-T Rec. G.8010, "Architecture of Ethernet Layer Networks," 2004.
4. ITU-T Rec. G.805, "Functional Architecture of Connectionless Layer Networks," 2000.
5. ITU-T Rec. G.809, "Functional Architecture of Connectionless Layer Networks," 2003.
6. ITU-T Rec. G.800, "Unified Functional Architecture of Transport Networks," 2007.
7. IEEE Std. 802.1D, "IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges," 2004.
8. IEEE Std. 802.1ad, "IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment 4: Provider Bridges," 2005.
9. IEEE P802.1ah, "Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment 6: Provider Backbone Bridges."
10. A. Elangovan, "Efficient Multicasting and Broadcasting in Layer 2 Provider Backbone Networks," IEEE Commun. Mag., vol. 43, no. 11, Nov. 2005, pp. 166-70.
11. IEEE P802.1Qay, "Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment: Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering."