virtual private LAN service (VPLS)

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer networking
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VPLS
gptkbp:category computer networking
telecommunications
Virtual Private Network
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:MPLS_Layer_3_VPN
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:RFC_4761
gptkb:RFC_4762
gptkbp:enables geographically dispersed sites to share a single LAN
Ethernet-based multipoint to multipoint communication
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label virtual private LAN service (VPLS)
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Layer_2_VPN
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Provider_Edge_(PE)_routers
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IETF
gptkb:Metro_Ethernet_Forum
gptkbp:supports transparent LAN services
gptkbp:usedIn service provider networks
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Ethernet
gptkb:IP
gptkb:MPLS
MAC address learning
pseudowires
full mesh topology
split horizon forwarding
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ethernet_Emulation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7