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RFC 4719: Transport of Ethernet Frames over Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3)

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This document describes the transport of Ethernet frames over the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Version 3 (L2TPv3). This includes the transport of Ethernet port-to-port frames as well as the transport of Ethernet VLAN frames. The mechanism described in this document can be used in the creation of Pseudowires to transport Ethernet frames over an IP network. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4719
Published
November 2006
Authors
R. Aggarwal; M. Townsley; M. Dos Santos
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
14
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Updated by:
RFC 5641

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