METHODS FOR ASSIGNING PROVIDER DEVICES AS DESIGNATED FORWARDERS FOR DIFFERENT VLANS

原文（中国語）

A method of forwarding traffic to a client edge (CE) device comprises using an ordered list of virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers, where each VLAN identifier corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of VLANs, to assign, for each of the plurality of VLANs, one of a plurality of provider edge (PE) devices that are connected to the CE device to forward traffic that is within a class of traffic to the CE device.