| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides a method, an apparatus and a system for acquiring a MAC address of an MEP. The present invention is used to acquire a MAC address of a specific MEP in the Ethernet. The method includes: receiving, by a first MEP, a message that is sent by a second MEP to request a MAC address; after receiving the request, if finding that a requested object points to the first MEP, responding, by the first MEP, with its own MAC address, so that the second MEP acquires the MAC address of the first MEP. The request and response messages are implemented in a manner of extended messages. According to the present invention, a MAC address of a specific MEP can be acquired by means of message interaction between MEPs, which is highly flexible and occupies fewer link resources.</p> |
