I-SID (Service Instance Identifier)
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I-SID (Service Instance Identifier) is a 24-bit identifier used in Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB) networks to uniquely distinguish and virtualize individual Ethernet services across a shared backbone infrastructure.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I-SID | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IEEE 802.1ah concept
ⓘ
Service Instance Identifier ⓘ network identifier ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
B-MAC forwarding
ⓘ
backbone MAC-in-MAC encapsulation ⓘ |
| belongsToLayer | data link layer ⓘ |
| bitLength | 24 bits ⓘ |
| category | Ethernet service identifier ⓘ |
| definedBy | IEEE 802.1 working group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishes | individual Ethernet services ⓘ |
| enables |
isolation of customer traffic
ⓘ
service-based forwarding in PBB ⓘ |
| encapsulatedWithin | PBB service encapsulation header ⓘ |
| fieldType | service instance field ⓘ |
| granularity | per service instance ⓘ |
| identifierSpace | 24-bit service instance space ⓘ |
| independentOf |
customer VLAN IDs
ⓘ
customer addressing ⓘ |
| mappedFrom | customer service identifiers ⓘ |
| maxNumberOfValues | 16777216 ⓘ |
| operatesOver | shared provider backbone infrastructure ⓘ |
| partOf | PBB service model ⓘ |
| purpose |
to uniquely identify Ethernet services in a provider backbone
ⓘ
to virtualize individual Ethernet services over a shared backbone ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
B-VID
ⓘ
VLAN ID ⓘ backbone VLAN ⓘ |
| role | service identifier in PBB ⓘ |
| scope | provider backbone domain ⓘ |
| standardizedIn |
IEEE 802.1Q
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qay NERFINISHED ⓘ IEEE 802.1ah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
large number of Ethernet services
ⓘ
scalable service multiplexing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
backbone edge bridges
ⓘ
provider edge bridges ⓘ |
| usedFor |
VPN-like Ethernet services
ⓘ
multi-tenant Ethernet services ⓘ service separation in provider networks ⓘ traffic segregation per customer service ⓘ |
| usedIn |
PBB networks
ⓘ
Provider Backbone Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContextOf |
carrier Ethernet
ⓘ
metro Ethernet networks ⓘ |
| usedWith |
B-MAC addresses
ⓘ
backbone VLAN identifiers ⓘ |
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