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Dec 31, 2002 · 802.1ad - Provider Bridges. This amendment to IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 is intended to develop an architecture and bridge protocols, compatible and interoperable with existing Bridged Local Area Network protocols and equipment, to provide separate instances of the MAC services to multiple independent users of a Bridged Local Area Network in a manner ...
IEEE 802.1ad is an amendment to the IEEE 802.1Q-1998 networking standard which adds support for provider bridges. It was incorporated into the base 802.1Q standard in 2011. The technique specified by the standard is known informally as stacked VLANs or QinQ.
May 26, 2011 · The IEEE 802.1ad Support on Provider Bridges feature is the IEEE 802.1ad implementation on Cisco switches using Layer 2 switch ports. In 12.2 (54)SE, this feature was introduced on the Cisco ME 3400E and Catalyst 3750 Metro switch platforms.
IEEE 802.1ad Support on Provider Bridges. First Published: April 19, 2010. Last Updated: May 26, 2011. Service provider bridges (also called provider bridges) allow devices in a service provider network to transparently carry the Layer 2 control frames of a customer.
802.1ad’s Relay VID (RVID) should be used as generic ISS SAP identifier. associated with both B-VLAN (trunk) instances and I-Service instances. VID translation function converts bridge-internal RVID into externally observable C-VID, S-VID, B-VID, I-SID, or other technology label format. Customer Instance Component.
Dec 11, 2002 · Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Multicast and Local Address Assignment. This standard specifies protocols, procedures, and management objects for locally-unique assignment of 48-bit and 64-bit addresses in IEEE 802 networks. Peer-to-peer address claiming and address server capabilities are specified.
§ Provider Bridge portion “tunnels” Customer BPDUs from imaginary ports across the Provider Network. § Provider Bridge portion participates in Provider Spanning Tree.
