1. ASSIGNED PROJECT NUMBER: 802.1aj

2. SPONSOR DATE OF REQUEST: 2004-01-01

3. TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Standard

4. TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks – Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment 08: Two-port MAC Relay

5. LIFE CYCLE: Full-Use

6. TYPE OF PROJECT: Amendment P802.1Q

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7. WORKING GROUP INFORMATION

Name of Working Group: IEEE 802.1 Working Group
Approximate Number of Expected Working Group Members: 50

8. CONTACT INFO FOR WORKING GROUP CHAIR

Name of Working Group Chair: Tony Jeffree
Telephone: +44-161-973-4278
FAX: +44-161-973-6534
E-mail: tony@jeffree.co.uk

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10. CONTACT INFO OF SPONSOR

Sponsor: C/LM
Name of Sponsor Chair: Paul Nikolich
Telephone: 857-205-0050
FAX: 781-334-2255
E-mail: p.nikolich@ieee.org

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11. TYPE OF SPONSOR BALLOT: Individual

Expected Date of Submission for Initial Sponsor Ballot: 2006-12-31

12. PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE FOR SUBMITTAL TO REVCOM: 2007-09-31

13. SCOPE: 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.

Completion of this document contingent? Yes
This standard is designed to support Provider Bridges (IEEE P802.1ad).

14. PURPOSE: 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 signaling and remote diagnosis, is impeding the growth of this industry. This standard will greatly improve this situation.

14a. Reason: 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.

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16. SIMILAR SCOPE: No

17. FUTURE ADOPTION - INTERNATIONAL SPONSOR: No

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