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RFC 4761: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling

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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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Document ID
RFC4761
Published
January 2007
Authors
K. Kompella; Y. Rekhter
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
28
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 5462, RFC 8395, RFC 8614

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