IEEE Std 802.1ah-2008 Front Cover
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Important Notice
1. Overview
1.1 Scope
2. Normative references
3. Definitions
4. Abbreviations
5. Conformance
5.2 Conformant components and equipment
5.3 Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
5.7 I-component conformance
5.7.1 I-component options
5.8 B-component conformance
5.8.1 B-component options
5.11 Backbone Edge Bridge conformance
6. Support of the MAC Service in VLANs
6.1.4 Service access points, interface stacks, and ports
6.6 Internal Sublayer Service
6.6.1 Service primitives and parameters
6.8 Enhanced Internal Sublayer Service
6.8.1 Service primitives
6.9 Support of the EISS
6.9.1 Data indications
6.9.2 Data requests
6.10 Support of the EISS by Provider Instance Ports
6.10.1 Data indications
6.10.2 Data requests
6.10.3 Priority Code Point encoding
6.11 Support of the EISS by Customer Backbone Ports
6.11.1 Data indications
6.11.2 Data requests
6.11.3 Priority Code Point decoding
6.11.4 Regenerating priority
6.18 Backbone Service Instance Multiplex Entity
6.18.1 Demultiplexing direction
6.18.2 Multiplexing direction
6.18.3 Priority Code Point encoding
6.18.4 Status parameters
7. Principles of network operation
7.4 Locating end stations
8. Principles of bridge operation
8.8 The Filtering Database
8.8.3 Dynamic Filtering Entries
8.8.8 Querying the Filtering Database
8.8.11 Connection_Identifier
9. Tagged frame format
9.5 Tag Protocol Identification
9.8 Backbone Service Instance Tag Control Information
12. Bridge management
12.2 Managed objectsVLAN-aware bridge objects
12.3 Data types
12.7 Filtering Database
12.7.7 General Filtering Database operations
12.8 Bridge Protocol Entity
12.14 CFM entities
12.15 Backbone Core Bridge management
12.16 Backbone Edge Bridge management
12.16.1 BEB configuration managed object
12.16.2 BEB/PB/VLAN Bridge Port configuration managed object
12.16.3 VIP configuration managed object
12.16.4 PIP configuration managed object
12.16.5 CBP Configuration managed object
13. The Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
13.12 Port Role assignments
13.19 Multiple Spanning Tree state machines
13.21 State machine timers
13.21.1 pseudoInfoHelloWhen
13.25 State machine conditions and parameters
13.25.18 enableBPDUrx
13.25.19 enableBPDUtx
13.25.20 pseudoRootId
13.25.21 isL2gp
13.26 State machine procedures
13.26.6 checkBPDUConsistency()
13.26.7 preparePseudoInfo()
13.27 The Port Timers state machine
13.28 Port Receive state machine
13.31 Port Transmit state machine
13.32 Port Information state machine
13.37 Port Receive Pseudo Information state machine
13.40 Virtual Instance Port Spanning Tree operation
18. Principles of Connectivity Fault Management operation
19. CFM Entity operation
19.4 Maintenance Point addressing
20. Connectivity Fault Management protocols
20.26.1 ProcessLBM()
20.42.1 ProcessLTM()
25. Support of the MAC Service by Provider Backbone Bridged Networks
25.1 Service transparency
25.2 Customer service interface
25.3 Port-based service interface
25.4 S-tagged service interface
25.5 I-tagged service interface
25.6 Service instance segregation
25.7 Service instance selection and identification
25.8 Service priority and drop eligibility selection
25.9 Service access protection
25.9.1 Class II redundant LANs access protection
25.9.2 Class III simple redundant LANs and nodes access protection
26. Principles of Provider Backbone Bridged Network operation
26.1 Provider Backbone Bridged Network overview
26.2 Provider Backbone Bridged Network example
26.3 Backbone VLAN connectivity
26.4 Backbone addressing
26.4.1 Learning individual backbone addresses at a PIP
26.4.2 Translating backbone destination addresses at a CBP
26.4.3 Backbone addressing considerations for CFM Maintenance Points
26.5 Detection of connectivity loops through attached networks
26.6 Scaling of Provider Backbone Bridges
26.6.1 Hierarchal PBBNs
26.6.2 Peer PBBNs
26.7 Network Management
26.8 Connectivity Fault Management in Provider Backbone Bridges
26.8.1 CFM over Port-based and S-tagged Service Interfaces
26.8.2 Connectivity Fault Management over I-tagged Service Interfaces
26.8.3 Connectivity Fault Management over hierarchal E-NNI
26.8.4 Connectivity Fault Management over peer E-NNI
Annex A (normative) PICS proforma
Annex B (informative) Shared and independent VLAN learning