The IESG has received a request from the BGP Enabled ServiceS WG (bess) to consider the following document: - '(PBB-)EVPN Seamless Integration with (PBB-)VPLS' <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpls-seamless-integ-05.txt> as Proposed Standard The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2018-12-18. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This draft specifies procedures for backward compatibility of Ethernet VPN (EVPN) and Provider Backbone Bridge Ethernet VPN (PBB- EVPN) solutions with Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) and Provider Backbone Bridge VPLS (PBB-VPLS) solutions (PBB-)VPLS. It also provides mechanisms for seamless integration of these two technologies in the same MPLS/IP network on a per-VPN-instance basis. Implementation of this draft enables service providers to introduce (PBB-)EVPN PEs in their brown-field deployments of (PBB-)VPLS networks. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpls-seamless-integ/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpls-seamless-integ/ballot/ The following IPR Declarations may be related to this I-D: https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/2472/
