PPVPN draft-rosen-ppvpn-l2vpn-00.txt

[Eric Rosen <erosen@cisco.com>]

NAME OF I-D:

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-rosen-ppvpn-l2vpn-00.txt

SUMMARY

Service Providers may  offer a "Layer 2 VPN Service" over  an IP backbone by
provisioning   point-to-point  "virtual  circuits"   that  run   through  IP
tunnels.   This  document  discusses   the  signaling,   encapsulation,  and
configuration issues that arise.  Its  purpose is to provide an architecture
which  allows different  kinds of  point-to-  point virtual  circuits to  be
provided through different kinds of IP tunnels.


RELATED DOCUMENTS

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ouldbrahim-bgpvpn-auto-01.txt
draft-martini-l2circuit-encap-mpls-01.txt
draft-martini-l2circuit-trans-mpls-05.txt
draft-kompella-mpls-l2vpn-02.txt
draft-rosen-rfc2547bis-03.txt

WHERE DOES IT FIT IN THE PICTURE OF THE SUB-IP WORK

This work fits squarely in the PPVPN box. 

WHY IS IT TARGETED AT THIS WG

It addresses the following work item from the PPVPN WG charter:

        "The working group is expected to consider at least three
        specific approaches including ... port-based VPNs (i.e.,
        where the SP provides a Layer 2 interface, such as Frame
        Relay or ATM, to the VPN customer, while using IP-based
        mechanisms in the provider infrastructure"


JUSTIFICATION

The WG should consider this document as it specifically addresses one of the
work items called out in the charter.