Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling
                        
                            GPTKB entity
                        
                    
                Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object | 
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| gptkbp:instanceOf | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:computer_networking
                                        
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| gptkbp:alternativeTo | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            BGP-signaled VPLS
                                        
                                        
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| gptkbp:definedIn | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:RFC_4762
                                        
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| gptkbp:enables | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Ethernet multipoint connectivity
                                        
                                        
                                         multipoint Ethernet LAN over MPLS  | 
                            
| gptkbp:operatesIn | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:OSI_Layer_2
                                        
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| gptkbp:provides | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Layer 2 VPN service
                                        
                                        
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| gptkbp:requires | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            full mesh of LDP sessions
                                        
                                        
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| gptkbp:signalingMechanism | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:LDP
                                        
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| gptkbp:supports | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            transparent LAN services
                                        
                                        
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| gptkbp:supportsProtocol | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Label_Distribution_Protocol
                                        
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| gptkbp:usedBy | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            service providers
                                        
                                        
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| gptkbp:uses | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            MAC address learning
                                        
                                        
                                         provider edge routers MPLS core split-horizon forwarding customer edge devices pseudo-wires  | 
                            
| gptkbp:bfsParent | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:RFC_4761
                                        
                                         gptkb:RFC_4762  | 
                            
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling
                                        
                                        
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