1
Scope
2
References
3
Definitions
4
Abbreviations and acronyms
5
Conventions
6
ETH layer hierarchy, domains, topology and connections
6.1
MEF global interconnect
6.2 Ethernet
maintenance entities
7
Interface ports on Ethernet transport network equipment
7.1
User to network interface (UNI)
7.2
Network to network interface (NNI)
8
Basic Ethernet MAC layer network (ETH) equipment types
8.1
Provider edge bridge (PEB)
8.2
Provider edge bridge with remote customer service interface (RCSI PEB)
8.3
Provider bridge (PB)
8.4
I-type backbone edge bridge (I-BEB)
8.5
B-type backbone edge bridge (B-BEB)
8.6
IB-type backbone edge bridge (IB-BEB)
8.7
IB-BEB with customer edge port (CEP)
8.8
I-BEB with CEP
8.9
RCSI IB-type backbone edge bridge (RCSI IB-BEB)
8.10
RCSI I-type backbone edge bridge (RCSI I-BEB)
8.11
T-type backbone edge bridge (T-BEB)
8.12
TB-type backbone edge bridge (TB-BEB)
8.13
Backbone core bridge (BCB)
9
Operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning
10
Protection switching
11
Control plane
Appendix I – Examples of IEEE 802.1Q equipment
Appendix II – IEEE 802.1Q provider network considerations
II.1
OAM
II.2
Network hierarchy and scalability
Appendix III – Layer processor and edge processor to ITU-T G.8021 atomic
functions expansion
Bibliography