Table of Contents

1. Overview<br>2. Normative references<br>3. Definitions<br>4. Acronyms and abbreviations<br>5. Conformance<br>6. Principles of Bridge Port Extension<br>7. Tagged frame format<br>8. Support of Bridge Port Extension by C-VLAN components<br>9. Port Extender Control and Status Protocol<br>10. Bridge management<br>11. Management Information Base (MIB)<br>Annex A (normative) - PICS proforma<br>Annex B (normative) - IEEE 802.1 Organizationally Specific TLVs<br>Annex C (informative) - Utilizing VDP with Port Extension<br>Annex D (informative) - Extended Bridge Initialization<br>Annex E (informative) - Bibliography

Abstract

Describes the devices, protocols, procedures, and managed objects necessary to extend a bridge and its management beyond its physical enclosure using IEEE 802[R] LAN technologies.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
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Committee	IST/6