802.1ad Provider

1
802.1ad Provider Provider Edge Bridges
Customer Systems
Provider Edge Bridge
Provider Bridge
C-tagged srvc i/f
S-VLAN
S-VLAN
C-VLAN
1
1n
CNP
PEP
n
CEP
1
1n
CNP
PEP
n
n
n
PNP
PNP
PNP
C-tagged srvc i/f
C-VLAN
1
1n
CNP
PEP
n
CEP
1
1n
CNP
PEP
(priority tagged) port based srvc i/f
n
n
n
PNP
PNP
PNP
1
CNP
n
n
n
PNP
S-tagged srvc i/f
PNP
PNP
n
CNP
bundling/multiplexing n client entities into 1
server entity
1n
single instance/entities port
n instance/entities port
1
n
2
802.1ad Provider Provider Edge BridgesS-VLAN
MEP MIP function locations
Customer Systems
Provider Edge Bridge
Provider Bridge
C-tagged srvc i/f
S-VLAN Comp.
S-VLAN
C-VLAN
1
1n
CNP
PEP
n
CEP
1
1n
CNP
PEP
n
n
n
PNP
PNP
PNP
C-tagged srvc i/f
C-VLAN
1
1n
CNP
PEP
n
CEP
1
1n
CNP
PEP
(priority tagged) port based srvc i/f
n
n
n
PNP
PNP
PNP
1
CNP
n
n
n
PNP
S-tagged srvc i/f
PNP
PNP
n
CNP
S-VLAN instance end point with S-VLAN MEP function
S-VLAN instance interm. point with S-VLAN MIP
function
S-VLAN instance intermediate point with
S-VLAN-MIP S-VLAN-MEP functions
bundling/multiplexing n client entities into 1
server entity
1n
single instance/entities port
n instance/entities port
1
n
3
802.1ah Backbone Edge Core Bridges
Backbone-MAC Service Boundary
Backbone-MAC Client
Backbone-MAC Provider
Customer Systems
Backbone Edge Bridge
Provider Bridge Backbone Core Bridge
S-tagged srvc i/f
I-SI Comp.
B(S)- VLAN Comp.
1
1n
CNP
PEP
n
B(S)- VLAN
CEP
PBB S-VLAN
1
1n
CNP
PEP
1n
1
n
CNP
PIP
PNP
C-tagged srvc i/f
n
n
1
1n
PNP
PNP
CNP
PEP
n
CEP
PBB C-VLAN
1
1n
CNP
PEP
1n
1
n
CNP
PIP
port based srvc i/f
PNP
n
n
PNP
PNP
1
CNP
I-tagged srvc i/f
1n
1
n
CNP
PIP
PNP
n
n
PNP
PNP
n
CNP
CNP
CNP
n
n
I-tagged peer PBBN i/f
B(S)-tagged i/f
Customer MAC address domain
Backbone MAC address domain
to/from peer PBBN BEB
N/C
bundling/multiplexing n client entities into 1
server entity
1n
single instance/entities port
n instance/entities port
1
n
4
802.1ah Backbone Edge Core BridgesI-SI and
B(S)-VLAN MEP MIP function locations
Backbone-MAC Service Boundary
Customer Systems
Backbone Edge Bridge
Provider Bridge Backbone Core Bridge
S-tagged srvc i/f
I-SI Comp.
B(S)- VLAN Comp.
1
1n
CNP
PEP
n
B(S)- VLAN
CEP
PBB S-VLAN
1
1n
CNP
PEP
1n
1
n
CNP
PIP
PNP
C-tagged srvc i/f
n
n
1
1n
PNP
PNP
CNP
PEP
n
CEP
PBB C-VLAN
1
1n
CNP
PEP
1n
1
n
CNP
PIP
port based srvc i/f
PNP
n
n
PNP
PNP
1
CNP
I-tagged srvc i/f
1n
1
n
CNP
PIP
PNP
n
n
PNP
PNP
n
CNP
CNP
CNP
n
n
I-tagged peer PBBN i/f
B(S)-tagged i/f
to/from peer PBBN BEB
N/C
Service Instance end point with SI-MEP function(s)
B(S)-VLAN instance end point with B(S)-VLAN MEP
function
Srvc Instance intermediate point with SI-MIP
SI-MEP functions
B(S)-VLAN instance interm. point with B(S)-VLAN
MIP function
Srvc Instance interm. point with SI-MIP function
bundling/multiplexing n client entities into 1
server entity
1n
single instance/entities port
n instance/entities port
1
n