L2VPN drafty charter

[Alex Zinin <zinin@psg.com>]

For the PPVPN discussion: below is the proposed drafty charter
for the L2VPN WG.

-- 
Alex
http://www.psg.com/~zinin/

Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (l2vpn)

Chairs:

 Vach
 Loa

Area Director(s):
 Thomas
 Erik

Area Advisor:
 Thomas

Technical Advisor:
 Alex

Description of Working Group:

This working group is responsible for defining and specifying a
limited number of solutions for supporting provider-provisioned
layer-2 virtual private networks (L2VPNs).

The WG is responsible for standardization of the following solutions:

1. Virtual Private LAN Service--L2 service that emulates LAN
   across an IP and an MPLS-enabled IP network.
 
2. Vritual Private Wire Service--L2 service that provides L2
   point-to-point connectivity (e.g. Frame Relay DLCI, ATM VPI/VCI,
   point-to-point Ethernet) across an IP and an MPLS-enabled IP network.

The WG will address intra-AS scenarios only at this point (inter-AS
considerations will be considered for inclusion in the updated
charter when the current one is completed.)
   
As a general rule, the WG will not create new protocols, but will 
provide functional requirements for extensions of the existing 
protocols that will be discussed in the protocol-specific WGs.
As a specific example, this WG will not define new encapsulation
mechanism, but will use those defined in the PWE3 WG.

The WG will work on the following items, adding new work items 
will require rechartering:

1. Discovery of PEs participating in L2 service, and
   topology of required connectivity

2. Signaling of psuedo-wire and service parameters

3. Solution documents (providing the framework for a specific
   solution, should include info on how discovery, signaling,
   and encaps work together, include security, AS as a separate
   document,...)

4. MIBs
   
5. L2VPN-specific OAM extensions--extensions to existing OAM
   solutions for VPLS and VPWS.
   
Milestones:

JUL 2003  Submit L2 requirements to IESG for publication as Informational RFC
JUL 2003  Submit L2 framework to IESG for publication as Informational RFC
JUL 2003  Identify VPLS and VPWS solutions for the WG
AUG 2003  Submit an I-D describing MIB for VPLS
AUG 2003  Submit an I-D describing MIB for VPWS
AUG 2003  Submit an I-D on OAM for VPLS
AUG 2003  Submit an I-D on OAM for VPWS
DEC 2003  Submit VPLS solution documents to IESG
DEC 2003  Submit VPWS solution documents to IESG
JAN 2004  Submit MIB for VPLS to IESG
JAN 2004  Submit MIB for VPWS to IESG
MAR 2004  Submit OAM for VPLS to IESG
MAR 2004  Submit OAM for VPWS to IESG