NDLI: Hierarchical MAC address space in public Ethernet networks

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Hadzic, I.
Copyright Year	2001
Description	Author affiliation: Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA (Hadzic, I.)
Abstract	Service providers are showing strong interest in building all-Ethernet public metropolitan networks that would compete with (and eventually replace) the existing network infrastructures based on SONET, Frame Relay, ATM and similar technologies. The main driving factor is the cost, as Ethernet-based technology is typically cheaper than any others available on the market. Despite successful initial laboratory and field deployment tests, there are still many unresolved issues related to metropolitan-scale Ethernet, such as the appropriateness of a spanning tree algorithm, broadcast flooding and MAC address table explosion in core switches. This paper focuses on the problem of MAC address table explosion by introducing a hierarchy into the address space, through Ethernet-inside-Ethernet packet encapsulation. The encapsulation allows core switches to be standard Ethernet switches, while the edge switches implement concepts presented in this paper. The proposed concept is thus transparent to the existing infrastructure and thereby allows building the network using readily available low-cost layer-2 switches.
Starting Page	1563
Ending Page	1569
File Size	819211
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780372069
DOI	10.1109/GLOCOM.2001.965843
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2001-11-25
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Ethernet networks Switches Space technology Explosions Encapsulation SONET Frame relay Asynchronous transfer mode Costs Laboratories
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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