Multiplexing method for VLAN switching tunnel and VLAN commutative field
A tunnel and tunnel identification technology, applied in the field of Ethernet, can solve the problems of low utilization rate of VS tunnels, achieve the effects of alleviating scalability problems, reducing operation and maintenance costs, and reducing costs
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[0088] Embodiment 1: Encapsulate the VS tunnel Ethernet frame using the QinQ Ethernet frame defined by IEEE 802.1ad: Referring to FIG. exchange, and the inner C-TAG is used as a VC label to identify the VC carried on the VS tunnel. In this case, the length of the virtual channel identifier (VCI) is equal to the length of one VID, that is, 12 bits.
[0089] Since the Ethernet frame encapsulation of QinQ has been generally accepted, the first embodiment has a wide application basis.
Embodiment 2
[0090] Embodiment 2: Use 802.1ah Ethernet frame encapsulation VS tunnel Ethernet frame:
[0091] Referring to Figure 7, the Ethernet frame of the VS tunnel adopts the Ethernet frame encapsulation defined by IEEE 802.1ah, and the backbone VLAN tag (Backbone VLAN TAG, B-TAG) in the 802.1ah Ethernet frame encapsulation is used as the VS tag for the exchange of the VS tunnel. The service example The label (Service Instance TAG, I-TAG) is used as the VC label. In this case, the length of the VCI is equal to the length of a Service Instance ID (Service Instance ID, I-SID), which is 24 bits.
[0092] Therefore, the address space of the VC in the second embodiment is very sufficient.
Embodiment 3
[0093] Embodiment three: use the V-TAG / S-TAG in the Ethernet frame header as the VS label, and use the MPLS label as the VC label for encapsulation:
[0094] Referring to Figure 8, the VS tunnel uses the V-TAG in the Ethernet frame structure defined by IEEE802.1q or the S-TAG in the QinQ Ethernet frame defined by IEEE802.1ad as the VS label, and uses the MPLS Label as the VC label. In this case, the length of the VCI is equal to the length of the MPLS Label, which is 20 bits.
[0095] Adopting embodiment three has the following advantages:
[0096] a. The encapsulation based on Ethernet and MPLS is very mature;
[0097] b. The length of the MPLS label makes the address space of the VC very sufficient;
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