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SPBM overview ···························································································································································· 1
SPBM network model ························································································································································ 1
Terminology ······································································································································································· 1
Area ··········································································································································································· 1
BCB ············································································································································································ 2
BEB ············································································································································································· 2
B-MAC, B-VLAN ························································································································································ 2
Ethernet service instance ·········································································································································· 2
I-SID ············································································································································································ 2
ISIS-SPB ······································································································································································ 2
LSDB ··········································································································································································· 3
MAC-in-MAC ···························································································································································· 3
PW ············································································································································································· 3
SPB VSI ······································································································································································ 3
SPBM packet types ···························································································································································· 3
ISIS-SPB control packets ··········································································································································· 3
SPBM data packet ···················································································································································· 4
Working mechanisms ······················································································································································· 4
MAC address learning ············································································································································ 5
Data paths ································································································································································· 5
SPBM multicast address ··········································································································································· 8
Multiple SPB VSIs ······························································································································································ 9
Load balancing ······························································································································································ 10
ECT migration ························································································································································ 11
Loop prevention ······························································································································································ 12
Multicast B-VLAN ···························································································································································· 12
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 12
Configuring SPBM ······················································································································································ 13
Hardware restrictions ············································································································································ 13
Licensing requirements ·········································································································································· 15
SPBM configuration task list ·········································································································································· 15
Enabling SPBM ······················································································································································ 17
Enabling L2VPN ···················································································································································· 17
Creating an SPB VSI ············································································································································· 18
Optimizing the SPBM network ······································································································································ 20
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