The IESG has received a request from the Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks WG (l2vpn) to consider the following document: - 'Requirements for Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Ethernet-Tree (E-Tree) Support in L2VPN' <draft-ietf-l2vpn-etree-reqt-05.txt> as Informational RFC 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 2013-11-18. 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 document provides functional requirements for Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Ethernet Tree (E-Tree) support in multipoint L2VPN solutions (referred to as simply L2VPN). It is intended that potential solutions will use these requirements as guidelines. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-l2vpn-etree-reqt/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-l2vpn-etree-reqt/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.