MAC-in-MAC Encapsulation

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:adds provider MAC header
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:IEEE_802.1ah
gptkb:Provider_Backbone_Bridges
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:IEEE_802.1ah
gptkbp:enables separation of customer and provider MAC addresses
hierarchical Ethernet networks
gptkbp:headerFile Backbone Destination Address
Backbone Source Address
Backbone VLAN ID
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MAC-in-MAC Encapsulation
gptkbp:provides improved scalability over traditional VLANs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Q-in-Q
gptkb:Ethernet
gptkb:VLAN
Provider Backbone Bridge
gptkbp:replacedBy Q-in-Q VLAN stacking in some scenarios
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IEEE
2008
gptkbp:supports large scale Ethernet bridging
up to 16 million service instances
gptkbp:surroundedBy customer Ethernet frames
gptkbp:usedBy service providers
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:carrier_Ethernet
scalable Ethernet networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VLAN_Identifier_(VID)_Translation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7