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802.1aj - Two-port MAC Relay

The full title of this PAR is "Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment 08: Two-port Media Access Control (MAC) Relay".

This standard specifies the function of a MAC Relay with two MACs, and the protocols and procedures to support its operation. A MAC Relay is transparent to all frame-based media independent protocols except those explicitly addressed to this device. It is remotely manageable through at least one of its external MACs, and signals a failure of either MAC's LAN through the other MAC.

The wide and growing deployment of Ethernet Provider Services has created a demand for simple two-port demarcation devices that connect two 802 media or 802 media emulations. The lack of standards for such devices, and particularly for link-loss signalling and remote diagnosis, is impeding the growth of this industry. This standard will greatly improve this situation.

Public networks represent a new and very broad application space for IEEE 802 technologies and specifically for Provider Bridges (P802.1ad) and Ethernet in the First Mile (802.3ah). Numerous vendors and potential users (the Service Providers) have expressed the need to integrate Ethernet link technologies with their existing infrastructure at a low cost, while providing the manageability and remote diagnostic capabilities traditionally offered by circuit switched technologies.

Status
StatusPAR approved, Task Group ballot
DocumentDraft 2.2
DispositionsDraft 2.1 Comment Dispositions
EditorTony Jeffree

Archive
DateDocument
11 May 2005802.1aj, Draft 0.0
11 Jul 2005802.1aj, Draft 1.0
25 Aug 2005802.1aj, Draft 1.1
20 Sep 2005802.1aj, Draft 1.1 proposed comment dispositions
05 Oct 2005802.1aj, Draft 1.1 proposed comment dispositions v2
10 Nov 2005802.1aj, Draft 1.1 proposed comment dispositions v3
10 Nov 2005802.1aj, Draft 1.2
24 Jan 2006802.1aj, Draft 1.1 comment dispositions
04 May 2006802.1aj, Draft 1.3
21 Jun 2006802.1aj, Draft 1.4
12 Jul 2006802.1aj, Draft 1.4 MIB
14 Jul 2006802.1aj, Draft 1.4 proposed comment dispositions
25 Jul 2006802.1aj, Draft 1.4 comment dispositions
19 Jan 2007802.1aj, Draft 2.0
25 May 2007802.1aj, Draft 2.1
08 Jul 2007802.1aj, Draft 2.1 proposed comment dispositions
26 Sep 2007802.1aj, Draft 2.1 comment dispositions
09 Oct 2007802.1aj, Draft 2.2 MIB
19 Oct 2007802.1aj, Draft 2.2
21 Jan 2008802.1aj, Draft 2.2 proposed comment dispositions
08 May 2008802.1aj, Draft 2.2 proposed comment dispositions

Presentations
DateDocument
11 Jan 2006Presentation aj-martin-tpmr-snmp-0106.pdf
11 Jan 2006Presentation aj-messenger-tpmr-mgmt-comparison-2.pdf
06 Mar 2006Presentation aj-messenger-tpmr-status-0306.pdf
02 Jun 2006Presentation aj-draft-schoenw-snmp-ether-00-0606.txt
18 Jul 2006Presentation aj-draft-schoenw-snmp-ether-01-0706.txt
30 Aug 2006Presentation aj-seaman-status-propagation-0608-01.pdf
16 Jul 2007Presentation aj-martin-MSPP-PDUs-0707-v00.pdf
05 Sep 2007Presentation aj-vissers-tpmr-cfm-cases-0907.ppt
07 Dec 2007Presentation aj-seaman-status-propagation-1207-02.pdf

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