Network Working Group                                   R. Aggarwal, Ed.
Request for Comments: 4719                              Juniper Networks
Category: Standards Track                               M. Townsley, Ed.
                                                     M. Dos Santos, Ed.
                                                          Cisco Systems
                                                          November 2006


                  Transport of Ethernet Frames over
            Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3)

Status of This Memo

  This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
  Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
  improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
  Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
  and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

  Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2006).

Abstract

  This document describes the transport of Ethernet frames over the
  Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Version 3 (L2TPv3).  This includes the
  transport of Ethernet port-to-port frames as well as the transport of
  Ethernet VLAN frames.  The mechanism described in this document can
  be used in the creation of Pseudowires to transport Ethernet frames
  over an IP network.




















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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction ....................................................2
     1.1. Specification of Requirements ..............................2
     1.2. Abbreviations ..............................................3
     1.3. L2TPv3 Control Message Types ...............................3
     1.4. Requirements ...............................................3
  2. PW Establishment ................................................4
     2.1. LCCE-LCCE Control Connection Establishment .................4
     2.2. PW Session Establishment ...................................4
     2.3. PW Session Monitoring ......................................6
  3. Packet Processing ...............................................7
     3.1.  Encapsulation .............................................7
     3.2.  Sequencing ................................................7
     3.3.  MTU Handling ..............................................7
  4. Applicability Statement .........................................8
  5. Congestion Control .............................................10
  6. Security Considerations ........................................10
  7. IANA Considerations ............................................11
  8. Contributors ...................................................11
  9. Acknowledgements ...............................................11
  10. References ....................................................12
     10.1. Normative References .....................................12
     10.2. Informative References ...................................12

1.  Introduction

  The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Version 3 (L2TPv3) can be used as a
  control protocol and for data encapsulation to set up Pseudowires
  (PWs) for transporting layer 2 Packet Data Units across an IP network
  [RFC3931].  This document describes the transport of Ethernet frames
  over L2TPv3 including the PW establishment and data encapsulation.

  The term "Ethernet" in this document is used with the intention to
  include all such protocols that are reasonably similar in their
  packet format to IEEE 802.3 [802.3], including variants or extensions
  that may or may not necessarily be sanctioned by the IEEE (including
  such frames as jumbo frames, etc.).  The term "VLAN" in this document
  is used with the intention to include all virtual LAN tagging
  protocols such as IEEE 802.1Q [802.1Q], 802.1ad [802.1ad], etc.

1.1.  Specification of Requirements

  In this document, several words are used to signify the requirements
  of the specification.  These words are often capitalized.  The key
  words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD",
  "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document
  are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].



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1.2.  Abbreviations

  AC      Attachment Circuit (see [RFC3985])
  CE      Customer Edge (Typically also the L2TPv3 Remote System)
  LCCE    L2TP Control Connection Endpoint (see [RFC3931])
  NSP     Native Service Processing (see [RFC3985])
  PE      Provider Edge (Typically also the LCCE) (see [RFC3985])
  PSN     Packet Switched Network (see [RFC3985])
  PW      Pseudowire (see [RFC3985])
  PWE3    Pseudowire Emulation Edge to Edge (Working Group)

1.3.  L2TPv3 Control Message Types

  Relevant L2TPv3 control message types (see [RFC3931]) are listed for
  reference.

  SCCRQ   L2TPv3 Start-Control-Connection-Request control message
  SCCRP   L2TPv3 Start-Control-Connection-Reply control message
  SCCCN   L2TPv3 Start-Control-Connection-Connected control message
  StopCCN L2TPv3 Stop-Control-Connection-Notification control message
  ICRQ    L2TPv3 Incoming-Call-Request control message
  ICRP    L2TPv3 Incoming-Call-Reply control message
  ICCN    L2TPv3 Incoming-Call-Connected control message
  OCRQ    L2TPv3 Outgoing-Call-Request control message
  OCRP    L2TPv3 Outgoing-Call-Reply control message
  OCCN    L2TPv3 Outgoing-Call-Connected control message
  CDN     L2TPv3 Call-Disconnect-Notify control message
  SLI     L2TPv3 Set-Link-Info control message

1.4.  Requirements

  An Ethernet PW emulates a single Ethernet link between exactly two
  endpoints.  The following figure depicts the PW termination relative
  to the NSP and PSN tunnel within an LCCE [RFC3985].  The Ethernet
  interface may be connected to one or more Remote Systems (an L2TPv3
  Remote System is referred to as Customer Edge (CE) in this and
  associated PWE3 documents).  The LCCE may or may not be a PE.

                +---------------------------------------+
                |                 LCCE                  |
                +-+   +-----+   +------+   +------+   +-+
                |P|   |     |   |PW ter|   | PSN  |   |P|
  Ethernet  <==>|h|<=>| NSP |<=>|minati|<=>|Tunnel|<=>|h|<==> PSN
  Interface     |y|   |     |   |on    |   |      |   |y|
                +-+   +-----+   +------+   +------+   +-+
                |                                       |
                +---------------------------------------+
                      Figure 1: PW termination



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  The PW termination point receives untagged (also referred to as
  'raw') or tagged Ethernet frames and delivers them unaltered to the
  PW termination point on the remote LCCE.  Hence, it can provide
  untagged or tagged Ethernet link emulation service.

  The "NSP" function includes packet processing needed to translate the
  Ethernet frames that arrive at the CE-LCCE interface to/from the
  Ethernet frames that are applied to the PW termination point.  Such
  functions may include stripping, overwriting, or adding VLAN tags.
  The NSP functionality can be used in conjunction with local
  provisioning to provide heterogeneous services where the CE-LCCE
  encapsulations at the two ends may be different.

  The physical layer between the CE and LCCE, and any adaptation (NSP)
  functions between it and the PW termination, are outside of the scope
  of PWE3 and are not defined here.

2.  PW Establishment

  With L2TPv3 as the tunneling protocol, Ethernet PWs are L2TPv3
  sessions.  An L2TP Control Connection has to be set up first between
  the two LCCEs.  Individual PWs can then be established as L2TP
  sessions.

2.1.  LCCE-LCCE Control Connection Establishment

  The two LCCEs that wish to set up Ethernet PWs MUST establish an L2TP
  Control Connection first as described in [RFC3931].  Hence, an
  Ethernet PW Type must be included in the Pseudowire Capabilities List
  as defined in [RFC3931].  The type of PW can be either "Ethernet
  port" or "Ethernet VLAN".  This indicates that the Control Connection
  can support the establishment of Ethernet PWs.  Note that there are
  two Ethernet PW Types required.  For connecting an Ethernet port to
  another Ethernet port, the PW Type MUST be "Ethernet port"; for
  connecting an Ethernet VLAN to another Ethernet VLAN, the PW Type
  MUST be "Ethernet VLAN".

2.2.  PW Session Establishment

  The provisioning of an Ethernet port or Ethernet VLAN and its
  association with a PW triggers the establishment of an L2TP session
  via the standard Incoming Call three-way handshake described in
  Section 3.4.1 of [RFC3931].








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  Note that an L2TP Outgoing Call is essentially a method of
  controlling the originating point of a Switched Virtual Circuit
  (SVC), allowing it to be established from any reachable L2TP-enabled
  device able to perform outgoing calls.  The Outgoing Call model and
  its corresponding OCRQ, OCRP, and OCCN control messages are mainly
  used within the dial arena with L2TPv2 today and has not been found
  applicable for PW applications yet.

  The following are the signaling elements needed for the Ethernet PW
  establishment:

  a) Pseudowire Type: The type of a Pseudowire can be either "Ethernet
     port" or "Ethernet VLAN".  Each LCCE signals its Pseudowire type
     in the Pseudowire Type AVP [RFC3931].  The assigned values for
     "Ethernet port" and "Ethernet VLAN" Pseudowire types are captured
     in the "IANA Considerations" of this document.  The Pseudowire
     Type AVP MUST be present in the ICRQ.

  b) Pseudowire ID: Each PW is associated with a Pseudowire ID.  The
     two LCCEs of a PW have the same Pseudowire ID for it.  The Remote
     End Identifier AVP [RFC3931] is used to convey the Pseudowire ID.
     The Remote End Identifier AVP MUST be present in the ICRQ in order
     for the remote LCCE to determine the PW to associate the L2TP
     session with.  An implementation MUST support a Remote End
     Identifier of four octets known to both LCCEs either by manual
     configuration or some other means.  Additional Remote End
     Identifier formats that MAY be supported are outside the scope of
     this document.

  c) The Circuit Status AVP [RFC3931] MUST be included in ICRQ and ICRP
     to indicate the circuit status of the Ethernet port or Ethernet
     VLAN.  For ICRQ and ICRP, the Circuit Status AVP MUST indicate
     that the circuit status is for a new circuit (refer to N bit in
     Section 2.3.3).  An implementation MAY send an ICRQ or ICRP before
     an Ethernet interface is ACTIVE, as long as the Circuit Status AVP
     (refer to A bit in Section 2.3.3) in the ICRQ or ICRP reflects the
     correct status of the Ethernet port or Ethernet VLAN link.  A
     subsequent circuit status change of the Ethernet port or Ethernet
     VLAN MUST be conveyed in the Circuit Status AVP in ICCN or SLI
     control messages.  For ICCN and SLI (refer to Section 2.3.2), the
     Circuit Status AVP MUST indicate that the circuit status is for an
     existing circuit (refer to N bit in Section 2.3.3) and reflect the
     current status of the link (refer to A bit in Section 2.3.3).








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2.3.  PW Session Monitoring

2.3.1.  Control Connection Keep-alive

  The working status of a PW is reflected by the state of the L2TPv3
  session.  If the corresponding L2TPv3 session is down, the PW
  associated with it MUST be shut down.  The Control Connection keep-
  alive mechanism of L2TPv3 can serve as a link status monitoring
  mechanism for the set of PWs associated with a Control Connection.

2.3.2.  SLI Message

  In addition to the Control Connection keep-alive mechanism of L2TPv3,
  Ethernet PW over L2TP makes use of the Set-Link-Info (SLI) control
  message defined in [RFC3931].  The SLI message is used to signal
  Ethernet link status notifications between LCCEs.  This can be useful
  to indicate Ethernet interface state changes without bringing down
  the L2TP session.  Note that change in the Ethernet interface state
  will trigger an SLI message for each PW associated with that Ethernet
  interface.  This may be one Ethernet port PW or more than one
  Ethernet VLAN PW.  The SLI message MUST be sent any time there is a
  status change of any values identified in the Circuit Status AVP.
  The only exception to this is the initial ICRQ, ICRP, and CDN
  messages that establish and tear down the L2TP session itself.  The
  SLI message may be sent from either LCCE at any time after the first
  ICRQ is sent (and perhaps before an ICRP is received, requiring the
  peer to perform a reverse Session ID lookup).

2.3.3.  Use of Circuit Status AVP for Ethernet

  Ethernet PW reports circuit status with the Circuit Status AVP
  defined in [RFC3931].  For reference, this AVP is shown below:

   0                   1
   0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  |           Reserved        |N|A|
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

  The Value is a 16-bit mask with the two least significant bits
  defined and the remaining bits reserved for future use.  Reserved
  bits MUST be set to 0 when sending and ignored upon receipt.

  The A (Active) bit indicates whether the Ethernet interface is ACTIVE
  (1) or INACTIVE (0).

  The N (New) bit indicates whether the circuit status is for a new (1)
  Ethernet circuit or an existing (0) Ethernet circuit.



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3.  Packet Processing

3.1.  Encapsulation

  The encapsulation described in this section refers to the
  functionality performed by the PW termination point depicted in
  Figure 1, unless otherwise indicated.

  The entire Ethernet frame, without the preamble or frame check
  sequence (FCS), is encapsulated in L2TPv3 and is sent as a single
  packet by the ingress LCCE.  This is done regardless of whether or
  not a VLAN tag is present in the Ethernet frame.  For Ethernet port-
  to-port mode, the remote LCCE simply decapsulates the L2TP payload
  and sends it out on the appropriate interface without modifying the
  Ethernet header.  For Ethernet VLAN-to-VLAN mode, the remote LCCE MAY
  rewrite the VLAN tag.  As described in Section 1, the VLAN tag
  modification is an NSP function.

  The Ethernet PW over L2TP is homogeneous with respect to packet
  encapsulation, i.e., both ends of the PW are either untagged or
  tagged.  The Ethernet PW can still be used to provide heterogeneous
  services using NSP functionality at the ingress and/or egress LCCE.
  The definition of such NSP functionality is outside the scope of this
  document.

  The maximum length of the Ethernet frame carried as the PW payload is
  irrelevant as far as the PW is concerned.  If anything, that value
  would only be relevant when quantifying the faithfulness of the
  emulation.

3.2.  Sequencing

  Data packet sequencing MAY be enabled for Ethernet PWs.  The
  sequencing mechanisms described in [RFC3931] MUST be used for
  signaling sequencing support.

3.3.  MTU Handling

  With L2TPv3 as the tunneling protocol, the IP packet resulting from
  the encapsulation is M + N bytes longer than the Ethernet frame
  without the preamble or FCS.  Here M is the length of the IP header
  along with associated options and extension headers, and the value of
  N depends on the following fields:








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     L2TP Session Header:
        Flags, Ver, Res - 4 octets (L2TPv3 over UDP only)
        Session ID      - 4 octets
        Cookie Size     - 0, 4, or 8 octets
        L2-Specific Sublayer - 0 or 4 octets (i.e., using sequencing)

     Hence the range for N in octets is:
        N = 4-16,  for L2TPv3 data messages over IP;
        N = 16-28, for L2TPv3 data messages over UDP;
        (N does not include the IP header).

  Fragmentation in the PSN can occur when using Ethernet over L2TP,
  unless proper configuration and management of MTU sizes are in place
  between the Customer Edge (CE) router and Provider Edge (PE) router,
  and across the PSN.  This is not specific only to Ethernet over
  L2TPv3, and the base L2TPv3 specification [RFC3931] provides general
  recommendations with respect to fragmentation and reassembly in
  Section 4.1.4.  "PWE3 Fragmentation and Reassembly" [RFC4623]
  expounds on this topic, including a fragmentation and reassembly
  mechanism within L2TP itself in the event that no other option is
  available.  Implementations MUST follow these guidelines with respect
  to fragmentation and reassembly.

4.  Applicability Statement

  The Ethernet PW emulation allows a service provider to offer a
  "port-to-port"-based Ethernet service across an IP Packet Switched
  Network (PSN), while the Ethernet VLAN PW emulation allows an "VLAN-
  to-VLAN"-based Ethernet service across an IP Packet Switched Network
  (PSN).

  The Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PW emulation has the following
  characteristics in relationship to the respective native service:

  o  Ethernet PW connects two Ethernet port ACs, and Ethernet VLAN PW
     connects two Ethernet VLAN ACs, which both support bi-directional
     transport of variable-length Ethernet frames.  The ingress LCCE
     strips the preamble and FCS from the Ethernet frame and transports
     the frame in its entirety across the PW.  This is done regardless
     of the presence of the VLAN tag in the frame.  The egress LCCE
     receives the Ethernet frame from the PW and regenerates the
     preamble and FCS before forwarding the frame to the attached
     Remote System (see Section 3.1).  Since FCS is not being
     transported across either Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PWs, payload
     integrity transparency may be lost.  To achieve payload integrity
     transparency on Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PWs using L2TP over IP
     or L2TP over UDP/IP, the L2TPv3 session can utilize IPsec as
     specified in Section 4.1.3 of [RFC3931].



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  o  While architecturally [RFC3985] outside the scope of the L2TPv3 PW
     itself, if VLAN tags are present, the NSP may rewrite VLAN tags on
     ingress or egress from the PW (see Section 3.1).

  o  The Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PW only supports homogeneous
     Ethernet frame type across the PW; both ends of the PW must be
     either tagged or untagged.  Heterogeneous frame type support
     achieved with NSP functionality is outside the scope of this
     document (see Section 3.1).

  o  Ethernet port or Ethernet VLAN status notification is provided
     using the Circuit Status AVP in the SLI message (see Sections
     2.3.2 and 2.3.3).  Loss of connectivity between LCCEs can be
     detected by the L2TPv3 keep-alive mechanism (see Section 2.3.1 of
     this document and Section 4.4 of [RFC3931]).  The LCCE can convey
     these indications back to its attached Remote System.

  o  The maximum frame size that can be supported is limited by the PSN
     MTU minus the L2TPv3 header size, unless fragmentation and
     reassembly is used (see Section 3.3 of this document and Section
     4.1.4 of [RFC3931]).

  o  The Packet Switched Network may reorder, duplicate, or silently
     drop packets.  Sequencing may be enabled in the Ethernet or
     Ethernet VLAN PW for some or all packets to detect lost,
     duplicate, or out-of-order packets on a per-session basis (see
     Section 3.2).

  o  The faithfulness of an Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PW may be
     increased by leveraging Quality-of-Service (QoS) features of the
     LCCEs and the underlying PSN.  For example, for Ethernet 802.1Q
     [802.1Q] VLAN transport, the ingress LCCE MAY consider the user
     priority field (i.e., 802.1p) of the VLAN tag for traffic
     classification and QoS treatments, such as determining the
     Differentiated Services (DS) field [RFC2474] of the encapsulating
     IP header.  Similarly, the egress LCCE MAY consider the DS field
     of the encapsulating IP header when rewriting the user priority
     field of the VLAN tag or queuing the Ethernet frame before
     forwarding the frame to the Remote System.  The mapping between
     the user priority field and the IP header DS field as well as the
     Quality-of-Service model deployed are application specific and are
     outside the scope of this document.









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5.  Congestion Control

  As explained in [RFC3985], the PSN carrying the PW may be subject to
  congestion, with congestion characteristics depending on PSN type,
  network architecture, configuration, and loading.  During congestion,
  the PSN may exhibit packet loss that will impact the service carried
  by the Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PW.  In addition, since Ethernet or
  Ethernet VLAN PWs carry a variety of services across the PSN,
  including but not restricted to TCP/IP, they may or may not behave in
  a TCP-friendly manner prescribed by [RFC2914] and thus consume more
  than their fair share.

  Whenever possible, Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PWs should be run over
  traffic-engineered PSNs providing bandwidth allocation and admission
  control mechanisms.  IntServ-enabled domains providing the Guaranteed
  Service (GS) or DiffServ-enabled domains using EF (expedited
  forwarding) are examples of traffic-engineered PSNs.  Such PSNs will
  minimize loss and delay while providing some degree of isolation of
  the Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PW's effects from neighboring streams.

  LCCEs SHOULD monitor for congestion (by using explicit congestion
  notification or by measuring packet loss) in order to ensure that the
  service using the Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PW may be maintained.
  When severe congestion is detected (for example, when enabling
  sequencing and detecting that the packet loss is higher than a
  threshold), the Ethernet or Ethernet VLAN PW SHOULD be halted by
  tearing down the L2TP session via a CDN message.  The PW may be
  restarted by manual intervention or by automatic means after an
  appropriate waiting time.  Note that the thresholds and time periods
  for shutdown and possible automatic recovery need to be carefully
  configured.  This is necessary to avoid loss of service due to
  temporary congestion and to prevent oscillation between the congested
  and halted states.

  This specification offers no congestion control and is not TCP
  friendly [TFRC].  Future works for PW congestion control (being
  studied by the PWE3 Working Group) will provide congestion control
  for all PW types including Ethernet and Ethernet VLAN PWs.

6.  Security Considerations

  Ethernet over L2TPv3 is subject to all of the general security
  considerations outlined in [RFC3931].








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7.  IANA Considerations

  The signaling mechanisms defined in this document rely upon the
  following Ethernet Pseudowire Types (see Pseudowire Capabilities List
  as defined in 5.4.3 of [RFC3931] and L2TPv3 Pseudowire Types in 10.6
  of [RFC3931]), which were allocated by the IANA (number space created
  as part of publication of [RFC3931]):

     Pseudowire Types
     ----------------
     0x0004  Ethernet VLAN Pseudowire Type
     0x0005  Ethernet Pseudowire Type

8.  Contributors

  The following is the complete list of contributors to this document.

  Rahul Aggarwal
  Juniper Networks

  Xipeng Xiao
  Riverstone Networks

  W. Mark Townsley
  Stewart Bryant
  Maria Alice Dos Santos
  Cisco Systems

  Cheng-Yin Lee
  Alcatel

  Tissa Senevirathne
  Consultant

  Mitsuru Higashiyama
  Anritsu Corporation

9.  Acknowledgements

  This RFC evolved from the document, "Ethernet Pseudo Wire Emulation
  Edge-to-Edge".  We would like to thank its authors, T.So, X.Xiao, L.
  Anderson, C. Flores, N. Tingle, S. Khandekar, D. Zelig and G. Heron
  for their contribution.  We would also like to thank S. Nanji, the
  author of "Ethernet Service for Layer Two Tunneling Protocol", for
  writing the first Ethernet over L2TP document.

  Thanks to Carlos Pignataro for providing a thorough review and
  helpful input.



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10.  References

10.1.  Normative References

  [RFC3931]  Lau, J., Townsley, M., and I. Goyret, "Layer Two Tunneling
             Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)", RFC 3931, March 2005.

  [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
             Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

  [RFC4623]  Malis, A. and M. Townsley, "Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-
             Edge (PWE3) Fragmentation and Reassembly", RFC 4623,
             August 2006.

10.2.  Informative References

  [RFC3985]  Bryant, S. and P. Pate, "Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-
             Edge (PWE3) Architecture", RFC 3985, March 2005.

  [RFC2914]  Floyd, S., "Congestion Control Principles", BCP 41, RFC
             2914, September 2000.

  [RFC2474]  Nichols, K., Blake, S., Baker, F., and D. Black,
             "Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS
             Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers", RFC 2474, December
             1998.

  [802.3]    IEEE, "IEEE std 802.3 -2005/Cor 1-2006 IEEE Standard for
             Information Technology - Telecommuincations and
             Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and
             Metropolitan Area Networks", IEEE Std 802.3-2005/Cor
             1-2006 (Corrigendum to IEEE Std 802.3-2005)

  [802.1Q]   IEEE, "IEEE standard for local and metropolitan area
             networks virtual bridged local area networks", IEEE Std
             802.1Q-2005 (Incorporates IEEE Std 802.1Q1998, IEEE Std
             802.1u-2001, IEEE Std 802.1v-2001, and IEEE Std 802.1s-
             2002)

  [802.1ad]  IEEE, "IEEE Std 802.1ad - 2005 IEEE Standard for Local and
             metropolitan area networks - virtual Bridged Local Area
             Networks, Amendment 4: Provider Bridges", IEEE Std
             802.1ad-2005 (Amendment to IEEE Std 8021Q-2005)

  [TFRC]     Handley, M., Floyd, S., Padhye, J., and J. Widmer, "TCP
             Friendly Rate Control (TFRC): Protocol Specification", RFC
             3448, January 2003.




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Author Information

  Rahul Aggarwal
  Juniper Networks
  1194 North Mathilda Avenue
  Sunnyvale, CA 94089

  EMail: [email protected]


  W. Mark Townsley
  Cisco Systems
  7025 Kit Creek Road
  PO Box 14987
  Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

  EMail: [email protected]


  Maria Alice Dos Santos
  Cisco Systems
  170 W Tasman Dr
  San Jose, CA 95134

  EMail: [email protected]


























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