MAPPING PBT AND PBB-TE TRAFFIC TO VPLS AND OTHER SERVICES

摘要

Transferring data in a network is disclosed. Transferring includes receiving a Provider Backbone Transport (PBT) frame, identifying a plurality of location specific identifiers in the PBT frame, mapping the PBT frame to a service based at least in part on the plurality of location specific identifiers, formatting the PBT frame according to the service to obtain a service frame, and transferring the service frame to a network associated with the service.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
identifying, by a provider edge device, a service instance identifier and a customer virtual local area network identifier specified in a frame; and determining, by the provider edge device, a service associated with the frame based at least in part on service mapping data that defines associations between available services, including the service, and corresponding combinations of values of the service instance identifier and the customer virtual local area network identifier.