EVB 系列协议（802.11qbg D1.2）

3.1 Edge Control Protocol (ECP): A protocol that provides reliable delivery of control SDUs between a
station and a bridge.

3.2 Edge Discovery and Configuration Protocol (EDCP): A protocol that exchanges a set of parameters,
carried in EVB TLVs via LLDP, that is used to discover and configure Edge Relays.

 

3.3 Edge Relay (ER): A user of the reflective relay, multichannel, or remote replication service. VEBs and
VEPAs are examples of edge relay devices.

3.4 Edge Virtual Bridge Controlling Bridge (EVBCB): The bridge adjacent to a station that implements
the EVB protocols.

 

3.5 Reflective relay: A mode of operation for a bridge port that enables reflection of received frames.

3.6 Remote Replication Service: A service provided by M-components that allows frames to be replicated
to multiple destinations under the control of a Controlling Bridge.

 

3.7 S-channel: A point-to-point S-VLAN that spans over Port-mapping S-VLAN components and between

two S-channel Access Ports (CAPs).

 

3.8 S-channel Access Port (CAP): The Bridge Port (Provider Access Port or a Port-mapping S-VLAN
component that terminates an S-channel.

3.9 S-channel Discovery and Configuration Protocol (CDCP): A protocol that operates over LLDP, used
to configure S-VLANs to create S-channels.

 

3.10 Station or Bridge Access Port (SBAP): An RCAP used at a station or bridge to implement Schannels.
Many S-channels pass through an SBAP.

3.11 Virtual Edge Bridge (VEB): A specialized bridge within an end station used for bridging between
multiple virtual station interfaces and an external network.

 

3.12 Virtual Edge Port Aggregator (VEPA): An entity within an end station that knows the MAC
addresses for each attached VSI and operates in conjunction with a reflective relay in an edge virtual bridge
controlling bridge to provide bridging between multiple virtual station interfaces and an external network.

3.13 Virtual Station Interface (VSI): An internal LAN that connects between a Virtual End Station port
and a Bridge Port of a SCUB.

 

3.14 Virtual Station Interface (VSI) Discovery and Configuration Protocol (VDP): A protocol that
coordinates network resources for Virtual Machines.

 

Abbreviations：

 

ACK           acknowledgement
CAP            S-channel Access Port
CDCP            S-channel discovery and configuration protocol
ECP            edge control protocol
ECPDU            edge control protocol data unit
ECSS            Edge Control Sublayer Service
EDCP            Edge Discovery and Configuration Protocol
ER            edge relay
EVB            edge virtual bridging
EVBCB            Edge Virtual Bridge Controlling Bridge
LLDP            link layer discovery protocol
NIC            network interface controller
SBAP            Station or Bridge Access Port
TLV            type, length, value
ULP            upper layer protocol
VDP            VSI discovery and configuration protocol
VEB            Virtual Edge Bridge
VEPA            Virtual Edge Port Aggregator
VSI            Virtual Station Interface
VTDB            VSI type database
VM            virtual machine