MAC-in-MAC

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:adds provider MAC header
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:PBB
gptkb:Provider_Backbone_Bridges
gptkbp:category computer networking
Ethernet standards
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:IEEE_802.1ah
gptkbp:enables MAC address encapsulation
improved scalability
traffic separation
gptkbp:headerFile gptkb:EtherType_field
backbone destination MAC address
backbone source MAC address
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MAC-in-MAC
gptkbp:operatesIn data link layer
gptkbp:provides isolation between customer and provider networks
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Q-in-Q_tunneling
gptkb:Ethernet
gptkb:VLAN
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Q-in-Q
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IEEE
2008
gptkbp:supports large scale Ethernet VPNs
gptkbp:surroundedBy customer Ethernet frames
gptkbp:usedBy service providers
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:carrier_Ethernet
scalable Ethernet networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IEEE_802.1ah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4