E-line and E-LAN testing with RFC 2544 and Y.1564


MEF/Metro Ethernet Forum: Carrier Ethernet:     

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Ethernet#Ethernet_Private_Line   or EPL, ptp EVC

https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004617/https://www.mef.net/carrier-ethernet-services/carrier-ethernet-and-ce-2-0

  • Ethernet Virtual Private Line or E-Line: a service connecting two customer Ethernet ports over a WAN.
  • Ethernet Virtual Private LAN or E-LAN: a multipoint service connecting a set of customer endpoints, giving the appearance to the customer of a bridged Ethernet network connecting the sites.
  • Ethernet Virtual Private Tree or E-Tree: a multipoint service connecting one or more roots and a set of leaves, but preventing inter-leaf communication.


RFC 2544 Throughput and Latency test for EX4300 by using Spirent