Provider Backbone Bridging

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Provider_Backbone_Bridging
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:International_Standard
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:PBB
gptkbp:category gptkb:International_Standard
gptkb:Data_link_layer
Computer networking
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:IEEE_802.1_Working_Group
gptkbp:enables separation of customer and provider MAC addresses
scalable VLANs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Provider Backbone Bridging
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:IEEE_802.1_family
gptkbp:publicationYear 2008
gptkbp:purpose extend Ethernet networks
improve scalability of Ethernet
support large Layer 2 networks
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Carrier_Ethernet
gptkb:Ethernet
gptkb:VLAN
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:IEEE_802.1ad_(Q-in-Q)
gptkbp:standardNumber gptkb:IEEE_802.1ah
gptkbp:supports service provider networks
gptkbp:uses gptkb:B-MAC_(Backbone_MAC_Address)
gptkb:B-VID_(Backbone_VLAN_Identifier)
gptkb:Customer_MAC_Address_(C-MAC)
gptkb:Customer_VLAN_Identifier_(C-VID)
gptkb:I-SID_(Service_Instance_Identifier)
MAC-in-MAC encapsulation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IEEE_802.1Q-2022
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5