{"draft":"draft-ietf-pwe3-ethernet-encap-11","doc_id":"RFC4448","title":"Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks","authors":["L. Martini, Ed.","E. Rosen","N. El-Aawar","G. Heron"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"24","pub_status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","source":"Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge to Edge INT","abstract":"An Ethernet pseudowire (PW) is used to carry Ethernet\/802.3 Protocol\r\nData Units (PDUs) over an MPLS network.  This enables service providers to\r\noffer \"emulated\" Ethernet services over existing MPLS networks.  This\r\ndocument specifies the encapsulation of Ethernet\/802.3 PDUs within a\r\npseudowire.  It also specifies the procedures for using a PW to\r\nprovide a \"point-to-point Ethernet\" service.  [STANDARDS-TRACK]","pub_date":"April 2006","keywords":["pw","pseudowire","pdu","protocol data units"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":["RFC5462","RFC8469"],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC4448","errata_url":"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/errata\/rfc4448"}