Methods of providing layer 2 services over MPLS
MPLS-based Layer 2VPNs (L2VPN)
- draft-kompella-mpls-12vpn-02.txt
- L2VPN method eases provisioning of full mesh VPNs
- Policies can be formed to provision hub and spoke topologies
Transport of Layer 2 frames over MPLS
- draft-martini-l2circuit-trans-mpls-05.txt
- Defines point-to-point transport using LDP
- draft-martini-l2circuit-encap-mpls-01.txt
- Defines encapsulations for multiple layer 2 services
- Full or partial mesh provisioning requires automated management tools
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Both techniques use label stacking for scalability