rfc-4448

Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks

L. Martini (Editor), E. Rosen, N. El-Aawar, G. Heron

date2006-04 streamIETF areartg wgpwe3 statusPROPOSED STANDARD pages24 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4448 doi10.17487/RFC4448 errataview

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 "emulated" Ethernet services over existing MPLS networks. This document specifies the encapsulation of Ethernet/802.3 PDUs within a pseudowire. It also specifies the procedures for using a PW to provide a "point-to-point Ethernet" service. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

updated by

rfc-5462 — Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Stack Entry: "EXP" Field Renamed to "Traffic Class" Field
rfc-8469 — Recommendation to Use the Ethernet Control Word