PBB-TE Test Suite Data Sheet
Test Suite:
PBB-TE Test Suite
Direction:
Server

PBB-TE (802.1ay) defines methods for defining Backbone Tunnels in Ethernet networks. It includes VLAN tagging, Service Bridge Tagging, and Ethernet tunneling in Ethernet frames.

Used specifications

Specification
Title
Notes
802.1Q
IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks
802.1ad
Amendment to IEEE 802.1Q-2005. IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment 4: Provider Bridges
802.1ah
Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB)
802.1ay
Provider Backbone Bridge - Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE)
802.3
LAN/MAN CSMA/CD Access Method
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