802.1 Resolution on progression of VLAN work (7/95) 802.1 resolves that: Since: 1. There is widespread interest in standardising the set of interworking techniques known as Virtual LANs 2. The perceived benefits of such techniques include: - easier adds, moves and changes of end stations, especially in "large scale" environments - group/multicast traffic management and containment, in order to facilitate large scale bridged/switched networks - 'security' and traffic containment and management of unicast flows - traffic management, monitoring, control and accounting - pragmatic network re configuration 3. A number of these techniques are: - made possible by layer 2 LAN interworking devices, i.e., MAC Bridges - intimately related to ANSI/IEEE Std 802.1D and revisions to that standard which are being actively pursued - P802.1d, P802.1p - by the Interworking Task Group 4. At present, there is no agreed, technically complete definition of "Virtual LANs" Therefore, 802.1: 5. Believes that it is essential that work on standardizing "Virtual LANs" be carried on within the Interworking Task Group and proposes to hold an interim meeting and following meetings to expedite this work, specifically to: 6. prepare a working definition and definition of requirements for "Virtual LANs" 7. define a program of work for "Virtual LANs" standardization 8. address the criteria for new work and prepare a PAR for the work* (or a number of PARs as appropriate) * current target WG completion end Nov '95 802 meeting and: 8. invites technical contributions at the interim and following meetings. Moved: Perry Seconded: Slager FOR 11 AGAINST 0 ABSTAIN 1