Motivation Identified applications that would be better addressed by a P2MP PW rather than by n x P2P PWs Necessity to collect requirements for P2MP PW definition This draft aims at describing First the needs, i.e. identified use cases Secondly the requirements for the setup and maintenance of P2MP PW the security, scalability, etc Today the PWE3 WG charter is limited to P2P PW "A pseudowire emulates a point-to-point link over an IP/MPLS network, and provides a single service which is perceived by its user as an unshared link or circuit of the chosen service." |