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.

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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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IEEE 802.1ah uses I-SID (Service Instance Identifier)