BPE(4) - Device Drivers Manual

BPE(4) - Device Drivers Manual # BPE(4) - Device Drivers Manual NAME # bpe - Backbone Provider Edge pseudo-device SYNOPSIS # pseudo-device bpe DESCRIPTION # The bpe driver creates IEEE 802.1Q Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) networks by acting as a Backbone Edge Bridge (BEB). PBB, also known as mac-in-mac, was originally specified in IEEE 802.1ah-2008 and became part of IEEE 802.1Q-2011. A Provider Backbone Bridge Network (PBBN) consists of BEBs interconnected by Backbone Core Bridges (BCBs) to form an Ethernet network for the transport of encapsulated Ethernet packets. ...