@misc{rfc6624, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 6624, howpublished = {RFC 6624}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC6624}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6624}, author = {Kireeti Kompella and Bhupesh Kothari and Rao Cherukuri}, title = {{Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling}}, pagetotal = 26, year = 2012, month = may, abstract = {Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (L2VPNs) based on Frame Relay or ATM circuits have been around a long time; more recently, Ethernet VPNs, including Virtual Private LAN Service, have become popular. Traditional L2VPNs often required a separate Service Provider infrastructure for each type and yet another for the Internet and IP VPNs. In addition, L2VPN provisioning was cumbersome. This document presents a new approach to the problem of offering L2VPN services where the L2VPN customer's experience is virtually identical to that offered by traditional L2VPNs, but such that a Service Provider can maintain a single network for L2VPNs, IP VPNs, and the Internet, as well as a common provisioning methodology for all services. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.}, }