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	Title		: Method to Setup LSP using VLAN Tag Switching
	Author(s)	: T. Kawakami et al.
	Filename	: draft-kawakami-mpls-lsp-vlan-00.txt
	Pages		: 15
	Date		: 2003-2-26
	
This document describes a method to setup a Layer 2 tunnel over 
networks based on Ethernet technology. For this purpose, the ports of 
an Ethernet switch are configured to forward VLAN tag-labeled packets 
incoming from a certain port to another unambiguous port by using 
VLAN tag information. The Ethernet switches themselves are a part of 
the Label Switching Routers (LSRs), which distribute the VLAN tags 
using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP). To enable LDP to fulfil this 
function, an LDP extension is proposed. The introduced method 
simplifies the transport of Ethernet frames over wide area Ethernet 
networks.

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