Requirements for Multicast in Layer 3 Provider-Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (PPVPNs)
2007
This document presents a set of functional requirements for network solutions that allow the deployment of IP multicast within L3 Provider Provisioned virtual private networks (PPVPNs). It specifies requirements both from the end user and service provider standpoints. It is intended that potential solutions specifying the support of IP multicast within such VPNs will use these requirements as guidelines. Working group This document is a product of the IETF's Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (l3vpn) working group. Comments should be addressed to WG's mailing list at . The charter for l3vpn may be found at Contributors Main contributors to this document are listed below, in alphabetical order: o Christian Jacquenet France Telecom 3, avenue Francois Chateau CS 36901 35069 RENNES Cedex, France Email: [email protected] o Yuji Kamite NTT Communications Corporation Tokyo Opera City Tower 3-20-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-1421, Japan Email: [email protected] o Jean-Louis Le Roux France Telecom R & D 2, avenue Pierre-Marzin 22307 Lannion Cedex, France Email: [email protected] o Nicolai Leymann T-Systems International GmbH Engineering Networks, Products & Services Goslarer Ufer 3510589 Berlin, Germany Email: [email protected] o Renaud Moignard France Telecom R & D 2, avenue Pierre-Marzin 22307 Lannion Cedex, France Email: [email protected] o Thomas Morin France Telecom R & D 2, avenue Pierre-Marzin 22307 Lannion Cedex, France Email: [email protected]