An Ethernet virtual connection or Ethernet virtual circuit (EVC) defines a

data link layer The data link layer, or layer 2, is the second layer of the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking. This layer is the protocol layer that transfers data between nodes on a network segment across the physical layer. The data link layer p ...

bridging architecture that supports

Ethernet Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...

services. An EVC is defined by the Metro-Ethernet Forum (MEF) as an association between two or more user

network interface Network interface may refer to: * Network interface controller, a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network * Network interface device, a device that serves as the demarcation point between a telephone carrier's loc ...

s that identifies a point-to-point or multipoint-to-multipoint path within the service provider network. An EVC is a conceptual service pipe within the service provider network. A bridge domain is a local broadcast domain that exists separately from

VLAN A virtual local area network (VLAN) is any broadcast domain that is partitioned and isolated in a computer network at the data link layer (OSI layer 2).IEEE 802.1Q-2011, ''1.4 VLAN aims and benefits'' In this context, virtual, refers to a physi ...

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Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC)
Metro-Ethernet Forum wiki Ethernet