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The services are categorized as an E-Line service type, with an expectation of low
frame delay,
frame delay variation and
frame loss ratio. EPL is implemented using a point-to-point (EVC) with no Service Multiplexing at each UNI (physical interface), i.e., all service frames at the UNI are mapped to a single EVC (a.k.a. all-to-one bundling).
Due to a high degree of transparency, EPL is often used to provide point-to-point
Transparent LAN Service (TLS), where the service frame's header and payload are identical at both the source and destination UNI. Some implementations tunnel most Ethernet Layer 2 Control Protocols (L2CPs) except for some link layer L2CPs such as IEEE 802.3x
pause frames.
Unlike EPL, EVPL allows for service multiplexing, i.e., multiple EVCs or Ethernet services per UNI.
The other difference between the EVPL and EPL is the degree of transparency - while EPL is highly transparent, filtering only the
pause frames, EVPL is required to either peer or drop most of the
Layer 2 Control Protocols.