RFC 3422 (rfc3422) - Page 1 of 19

Forwarding Media Access Control (MAC) Frames over Multiple Access Protocol over Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (MAPOS)

Alternative Format: Original Text Document

Next >

Network Working Group                                         O. Okamoto
Request for Comments: 3422                                   M. Maruyama
Category: Informational                                 NTT Laboratories
                                                               T. Sajima
                                                        Sun Microsystems
                                                           November 2002


       Forwarding Media Access Control (MAC) Frames over Multiple
  Access Protocol over Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital
                           Hierarchy (MAPOS)

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

IESG Note

   This memo documents a way of tunneling Ethernet frames over MAPOS
   networks.  This document is NOT the product of an IETF working group
   nor is it a standards track document.  It has not necessarily
   benefited from the widespread and in-depth community review that
   standards track documents receive.

Abstract

   This memo describes a method for forwarding media access control
   (MAC) frames over Multiple Access Protocol over Synchronous Optical
   Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (MAPOS), thus providing a way
   to unify MAPOS network environment and MAC-based Local Area Network
   (LAN) environment.

1. Network Model

   In the Network model assumed in this memo, MAC-based LAN traffic is
   forwarded by a MAPOS switched network.  This model allows distant
   LANs to be interconnected to form a single LAN segment.  Transparent
   LAN Service (TLS) is provided by encapsulating MAC frames in MAPOS
   frames and by mapping MAC addresses to MAPOS addresses.






Okamoto, et. al.             Informational

Next >