Provider Provisioned VPN WG Marco Carugi
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February 2003
Guidelines on the structure of a PPVPN Layer 2 solution document
1. Status of this Memo
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2. Abstract
This document provides guidelines on how to structure a PPVPN Layer 2
solution document.
The intent is to provide a common way of describing the various
functional components of a Layer 2 solution, making easier their
identification as well as the mechanisms providing those
functionalities, and, possibly, facilitating further convergence in
the solution space.
These guidelines have been discussed internally to the PPVPN Layer 2
design team and agreed as a recommendation, although not mandatory,
to authors of PPVPN L2 solution drafts.
3. Conventions Used
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The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in
this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119 [2].
4. Recommended structure of a PPVPN Layer 2 solution document
The following constitutes the recommended structure:
Status of this Memo
Copyright Notice
Abstract
Conventions Used
Table of Contents (optional)
1. Introduction
(the following sections are not mandatory, just suggestions)
1.1 Overview
1.2 Scope
1.3 Functional Components
(components of functional decomposition described in this doc)
2. Topology (aka Model, Functional Architecture, ...)
2.1 Picture
2.2 Terminology
3. Control Plane
3.1 Discovery (optional)
3.1.1 Functions
(discovery functions offered in this doc)
3.1.2 Protocol Specification
(if discovery functions exist, protocol extensions)
3.2 Demultiplexor Exchange (optional)
3.2.1 Functions
(exchange functions offered in this doc)
3.2.2 Protocol Specification
(if exchange functions exist, protocol extensions)
3.3 Signaling (optional)
3.3.1 Functions
(signaling components covered in this doc)
3.3.2 Protocol Specification
4. Data Plane
4.1 Encapsulation
(preferably just a pointer to docs in PWE3 WG)
4.2 Forwarding
5. Deployment Scenarios (optional)
5.1 Decomposition (if any)
(axes of decomposition)
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5.1.1 Motivation for decomposition
(criteria, applicability)
5.1.2 Protocol Extensions in support of decomposition
(including requirements)
5.2 Inter-AS
5.3,5.4,... Other scenarios (QoS support, resiliency, etc.)
6. Information model (optional)
(it might alternatively follow section 2)
7. Security Considerations
8. References
8.1 Normative References
8.2 Informative References
9. IANA Considerations
10. Acknowledgments
11. Authors' Addresses
12. Full Copyright Statement
5. Security Considerations
No security issues for this memo.
6. References
7. Authors' Addresses
Marco Carugi
Nortel Networks
Parc dÆactivit‰s de Magny Les Jeunes Bois
78928 Chateaufort - France
Phone: (33) 1 6955 7027
Email: marco.carugi@nortelnetworks.com
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