RFC 9784
Virtual Ethernet Segments for EVPN and Provider Backbone Bridge EVPN, June 2025
- File formats:
- Also available: XML file for editing
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Authors:
- A. Sajassi
P. Brissette
R. Schell
J. Drake
J. Rabadan - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- bess (rtg)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9784
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Abstract
Ethernet VPN (EVPN) and Provider Backbone Bridge EVPN (PBB-EVPN) introduce a comprehensive suite of solutions for delivering Ethernet services over MPLS/IP networks. These solutions offer advanced multihoming capabilities. Specifically, they support Single-Active and All-Active redundancy modes for an Ethernet Segment (ES), which is defined as a collection of physical links connecting a multihomed device or network to a set of Provider Edge (PE) devices. This document extends the concept of an ES by allowing an ES to be associated with a set of Ethernet Virtual Circuits (EVCs), such as VLANs, or other entities, including MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs) or pseudowires (PWs). This extended concept is referred to as virtual Ethernet Segments (vESes). This document lists the requirements and specifies the necessary extensions to support vES in both EVPN and PBB-EVPN.
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.