The evolution of carrier ethernet services-requirements and deployment case studies [next-generation carrier ethernet]

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 69-76

  Fang, Luyuan ^a   Bitar, Nabil ^b,c   Zhang, Raymod ^d   Taylor, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Verizon in the Packet Network Architecture Department

^d BT's 21CN Networks

^e Metro Ethernet space at ATandT Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

CARRIER ETHERNET; MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING;

ETHERNET;

EID: 41849135069     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2008.4463774     Document Type: Review

References (10)

1. IEEE Draft 3.7, "IEEE 802.1ah - Provider Backbone Bridges," Aug. 2007, work in progress.
2. A. Sajassi et al., "VPLS Interoperability with Provider Backbone Bridges," Mar. 2007, Nov. 2007; work in progress.
3. M. Lasserre and V. Kompella, "Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling," RFC 4762, Jan. 2007.
4. K. Kompella and Y. Rekhter, "Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling," RFC 4761, Jan. 2007.
5. L. Martini et al., "Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)," RFC 4447, Apr. 2006.
6. Metro Ethernet Forum, "MEF 6 - Ethernet Services Definitions - Phase 1," June 2004.
7. E. Rosen et al., "Provisioning, Autodiscovery, and Signaling in L2VPNs," RFC ED queue, May 2006.
8. T. Nadeau and C. Pignataro, "Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV): A Control Channel for Pseudowires," RFC ED queue, July 2007.
9. K. Kompella and G. Swallow, "Detecting Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data Plane Failures," RFC 4379, Feb. 2006.
10. F. Le Faucheur, "Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Support of Differentiated Services," RFC 3270, May 2002.