RFC 4719 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

Transport of Ethernet Frames over Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3

Overview

RFC 4719, “Transport of Ethernet Frames over Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2006 by R. Aggarwal, M. Townsley, M. Dos Santos. It has since been updated by RFC 5641. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

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. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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