RFC 4448: Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks

An Ethernet pseudowire (PW) is used to carry Ethernet/802.3 Protocol Data Units (PDUs) over an MPLS network. This enables service providers to offer…

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Incoming relationships (20 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 5462: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Stack Entry: "EXP" Field Renamed to "Traffic Class" Field
Updated by — RFC 8469: Recommendation to Use the Ethernet Control Word
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4762: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4761: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5960: MPLS Transport Profile Data Plane Architecture
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6576: IP Performance Metrics (IPPM) Standard Advancement Testing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6624: Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6373: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Control Plane Framework
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4720: Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Frame Check Sequence Retention
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4905: Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Layer 2 Frames over MPLS Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4906: Transport of Layer 2 Frames Over MPLS
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7796: Ethernet-Tree (E-Tree) Support in Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5994: Application of Ethernet Pseudowires to MPLS Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7436: IP-Only LAN Service (IPLS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5085: Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV): A Control Channel for Pseudowires
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4446: IANA Allocations for Pseudowire Edge to Edge Emulation (PWE3)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8964: Deterministic Networking (DetNet) Data Plane: MPLS
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8084: Network Transport Circuit Breakers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9291: A YANG Network Data Model for Layer 2 VPNs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6246: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Interoperability with Customer Edge (CE) Bridges