IEEE 802 . 1aq is an amendment to the IEEE 802 .1Q networking standard which adds support for Shortest Path Bridging (SPB). This technology is intended to simplify the creation and configuration of Ethernet networks while enabling multipath routing. [1][2][3]
Jan 5, 2018 · This standard specifies shortest path bridging of unicast and multicast frames, including protocols to calculate multiple active topologies that can share learnt station location information, and support of a VLAN by multiple, per topology, VLAN identifiers (VIDs).
802.1aq Shortest Path Bridging Design and Evolution: The ...
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802 . 1aq Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) is a technology that greatly simplifies the creation and configuration of carrier, enterprise, and cloud computing networks—by using modern computing power to deprecate signaling, and to integrate multicast, multipath routing, and large-scale virtualization.
IEEE SA - IEEE 802.1aq-2012
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Jun 29, 2012 · P802 . 1AC IEEE Draft Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks -- Media Access Control (MAC) Service Definition The MAC Service and the Internal Sublayer Service (ISS) are defined in this standard. This standard specifies media-dependent convergence functions that map IEEE 802® MAC interfaces to the ISS. The MAC Service is derived from ...
IEEE 802.1: 802.1aq - Shortest Path Bridging
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Sep 11, 2020 · This standard specifies shortest path bridging of unicast and multicast frames, including protocols to calculate multiple active topologies that can share learnt station location information, and support of a VLAN by multiple, per topology, VLAN identifiers (VIDs).
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Jun 29, 2012 · Abstract: This amendment to IEEE Std 802 . 1Q -2011 specifies shortest path bridging of unicast and multicast frames, including protocols to calculate multiple active topologies that can share learned station information, and support of a virtual local area network (VLAN) by multiple, per topology VLAN identifiers (VIDs).
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The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee makes current standards freely available, after a six-month delay, through their Get IEEE 802 . 1 program. Other recent 802 . 1 standards are available through the IEEE for a fee.