- Title of the presentation
- Experiences with IEEE 802.1ah
- Name
- Ronald Van der Pol
- Affiliation
- SARA
- Abstract
- Several Ethernet extensions have been standardised by the IEEE in order to resolve some Ethernet shortcomings when using Ethernet in a WAN environment. Among these are MAC-in-MAC (IEEE 802.1ah) to better deal with VLANs and OAM (Operations, Administration and Maintenance) extensions. IEEE 802.1ah is being tested in a setup with SARA as the customer and NetherLight, the optical exchange point in the Netherlands, as the provider network. In this presentation, the theory of how IEEE 802.1ah works will be described, followed by our experiences, both from a customer as from a provider point of view.
- Bio
- Ronald van der Pol has been working in the field of Education and Research Networks for more than fifteen years. Currently, he works at SARA as a network researcher. His former employers include SURFnet and NLnet Labs. At SURFnet he specialized on IPv6 and is co-author of several RFCs. In recent years his focus is on monitoring and performance measurements of optical networks. He holds masters degrees in both Physics and Computer Science.
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