KR20080049582A - Method for processing frame to provide multicast and virtual lan service efficiently in ethernet passive optical network - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for processing a frame to provide multicast and virtual LAN(Local Area network) services efficiently in an Ethernet passive optical network is provided to set the bit number of GID and LLID according to a network configuration environment while defining the GID and the LLID so as to constitute a group such as an LAN network without using a VLAN(Virtual LAN), thereby providing the multicast and the VLAN more efficiently. An OLT(Optical Line Terminal) system(120) and each of plural ONU(Optical Network Unit)s(170a~170n) set the bit number of LLID(Logical Link Identification) and GID(Group Identification) according to the number of ONU systems and the number of groups, and set the size of a GID field and an LLID field according to the set bit number. The OLT system allocates the LLID to each of the ONU systems constituting an EPON(Ethernet Passive Optical Network) system, divides the ONU systems into plural groups by service, and allocates the GID to each group. Each of the ONU systems receives each GID and LLID, and the GID and LLID of other ONU systems to store and manage the received IDs in a table. An ONU system(170a) sets the GID and LLID having the determined bit number to the preamble/SFD(Start Of Frame) field of a frame and transmits the frame. The OLT system receives the frame, selects one of unicast, broadcast, and multicast referring to the set mode value, the GID, and the LLID, and retransmits the frame in the selected one. An ONU system(170b) determines whether to receive the frame transmitted from the OLT system referring to the mode value, the GID, and the LLID set to the preamble/SFD field of the frame.

Description

Method for processing frame to provide multicast and virtual LAN service efficiently in Ethernet Passive Optical Network}

1 is a data format of a frame according to the prior art,

2 is a data format of a frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of an Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network using a frame having the data format of FIG.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and VLAN in an EPON network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a view for explaining a frame processing method of the OLT system according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

6 is a view for explaining a frame processing method of the ONU system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON), and more particularly, to a frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and virtual LAN (VLAN) services in an EPON network. will be.

Nowadays, a passive optical network (PON) system (eg, EPON) based on Ethernet is emerging as an economical construction method suitable for providing broadband services. The EPON is being standardized by the IEEE802.3ah Ethernet First Mile Standardization Organization.

In general, EPON is a structure in which a single optical line terminal (OLT) and a plurality of ONU systems (Optical Network Unit) or ONT (Optical Network Termination) (hereinafter referred to as ONU) are connected by a passive splitter. Multiple ONUs have a point-to-multipoint structure that shares a single OLT.

At this time, the transmission direction from the OLT to the ONU is called downward, and the transmission direction from the ONU to the OLT is upward. In the EPON, the downward signal is transmitted to all ONUs, but the upward signal is only transmitted to the OLT.

Therefore, when transmitting a frame between ONUs, the transmitting ONU simply transmits the frame to the OLT without knowing the location of the receiving node, and the OLT retransmits the frame downward to the corresponding ONU by looking at the destination address of the frame.

On the other hand, in recent years, discussions on IPTV have been actively conducted, and IPTV is also being serviced in the EPON network.

However, since the EPON network does not support the multicast function by the frames and the transmission / reception methods defined in the standard, all frames are broadcast when the IPTV is serviced by the EPON network.

Therefore, IPTV service providers are not only able to provide differentiated services to paid subscribers, but also cause problems that users without paid subscriptions can use IPTV services without permission.

In order to solve the above problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-58937 configures a frame as shown in FIG. 1 to set a group ID (or multicast ID), and uses it to support a multicast function. .

Referring to FIG. 1, after the 16-bit area of the LLID field 408 of the preamble / SFD (Start Of Frame) field 401 of the frame is divided into 1-bit area, 3-bit area, and 12-bit area, the mode value (mode), group ID (group_id [14:12]) and logical link ID (logical_link_id [11: 0]) are set in each area.

That is, not only the mode and logical link ID (logical_link_id [11: 0]) but also information on the group ID (group_id [14:12]) is set in the LLID field 408 so that the group can be set through the frame. Information on the ID can also be sent and received.

However, while the number of ONUs and groups is not fixed constantly according to the network configuration environment, the number of bits of the group ID and logical link ID according to FIG. 1 is always fixed to 3 bits and 12 bits.

When the number of groups or ONUs becomes larger than the number of assignable group IDs or logical link IDs, a group or ONU that is not assigned a group ID or a logical link ID is generated, and thus an ONU that cannot perform frame transmission / reception operation occurs. Done.

In order for an IPTV service provider to provide an IPTV service, the ONU connected to the IPTV service provider must transmit a frame for the service of the IPTV to the OLT and the OLT transmits the downlink to a plurality of ONUs. The frame shall not be retransmitted to the connected ONU.

That is, it is necessary to introduce a transmission limiting operation of transmitting the frame downlink only to ONU systems except for the ONU that has transmitted the frame.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide multicast and VLAN services more efficiently by supporting the multicast operation and to actively set the number of bits of the group ID and logical link ID according to the network configuration environment It is to provide a frame processing method that enables it.

Another object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a frame processing method that can prevent the transmission of the frame in advance to the ONU that transmitted the frame by supporting the transmission restriction operation in the GID.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium on which data transmitted and received in an Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network of the present invention is recorded is a mode in which a mode value for setting a transmission mode is set. Field, a group ID field for setting a group ID having a variable size according to the configuration environment of the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, and a logical link ID field for setting a logical link ID having a variable size according to the group ID. It may include.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network of the present invention, a frame processing method of an optical termination device connected to a plurality of optical subscriber units, the group ID and the number of groups according to the optical subscriber unit and the number of groups; A setting step of setting a number of bits of a logical link ID, assigning a logical link ID having the set number of bits to the optical subscriber units, dividing the optical subscriber units into a plurality of groups, and then setting the set number of bits. An allocation step of allocating a group ID having a group ID, and inputting the frame in one of unicast, broadcast, and multicast mode by referring to a mode value, a group ID, and a logical link ID set in the frame. And transmitting to the subscriber unit.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the frame processing method of each of the plurality of optical subscriber units connected to the optical termination device in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network of the present invention, the number of optical subscriber units and groups A setting step of setting the number of bits of the group ID and the logical link ID according to the present invention; and a storing step of receiving and storing a group ID and a logical link ID of the other optical subscriber units from the group ID and the logical link ID from the optical end device. And, if a frame is input, the method may include a receiving step of checking whether the frame is received by referring to a mode value, a group ID and a logical link ID set in the frame, and its own group ID and a logical link ID.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the same reference numerals are used for parts having similar functions and functions throughout the drawings.

2 is a diagram showing the data format of a frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In particular, a detailed configuration of the preamble / SFD field 110 is shown. In Table 1 below, service rules of the preamble / SFD 210 are displayed.

2, the Ethernet frame transmitted and received between the OLT and the ONU includes a preamble / SFD field 110, a destination address field 120, a source address field 130, a format / length field 140, and an FCS (Frame). Check Sequence) field 150. The preamble / SFD field 110 includes a Start of Packet Delimiter (SPD) field 111, a mode field 112, a group ID field 113, a logical link ID field 114, and a CRC8 field 115. .

As shown in FIG. 2 and Table 1, the mode field 112, the group ID field 113, and the logical link ID field 114 are preamble / SFD fields 110 composed of 8 bytes as in the prior art. Are located over the sixth and seventh bytes of the first field, but the mode field 112 has a 1-bit mode value, the group ID field 113 has a (15-n) group ID (GID), and a logical link ID field. In 113, n bits of logical link ID (LLID) are set, respectively.

The number of bits (15-n) of the group ID (GID) and the number of bits (n bits) of the logical link ID (LLID) may change from time to time depending on the number of ONUs and the number of groups in the EPON network. have. That is, the size of the group ID field 113 and the logical link ID field 113 is actively changed according to the network configuration environment.

The mode value is a value for setting the transmission mode of the frame, and may be assigned 0 or 1.

If the mode value is 0, this means that the frame is generated by the ONU system 270 and transmitted to the OLT system 220, that is, a unicast frame.

If the mode value is 1, this means that the frame is a broadcast frame or a multicast frame. A method of distinguishing a broadcast frame and a multicast frame will be described below.

The group ID (GID) of the (15-n) bits is a value for identifying each of the groups divided by the OLT. When the group ID (GID) is 0, the group ID (GID) is generally not specified. That is, since it is used as an invalid value, a maximum of "2 ^(15-n) -1" groups can be distinguished through a group ID (GID) of (15-n) bits. In some cases, a plurality of group IDs (GIDs) may be allocated to one ONU.

In addition, the group ID (GID) is used as a basis for determining whether the corresponding frame is a broadcast frame or a multicast frame along with a mode value.

That is, if the group ID (GID) is 0 (that is, invalid value) when the mode value is 1, the corresponding frame is determined to be a broadcast frame. On the other hand, if the group ID (GID) is not 0 when the mode value is 1, the corresponding frame is determined. Is determined to be a multicast frame.

The n-bit logical link ID (LLID) is a device representative value assigned by the OLT to identify each of a number of ONU systems.

This logical link ID (LLID) is generally not set to "0". If all bits of the logical link ID (LLID) are set to "1", this means that the frame is a broadcast frame. The maximum number of logical link IDs (LLIDs) that can be allocated is "2 ⁿ -2". In some cases, a plurality of logical link IDs (LLIDs) may be allocated to one ONU.

The logical link ID (LLID) is used as a value representing the source ONU when the frame is transmitted from the ONU to the OLT and as a value representing the destination ONU when the frame is transmitted from the OLT to the ONU. It represents a particular ONU for multiple ONUs connected to one OLT, which is a logical link identifier or logical port number.

The present invention performs transmission restriction operation by using the point that the logical link ID (LLID) has a value representing the source ONU as described above.

That is, when the OLT transmits a frame down for broadcast or multicast, if there is an ONU having a logical link ID (LLID) set in the frame, it is determined that the ONU is the source ONU that transmitted the frame. Do not send frames.

This transmission restriction operation is largely divided into a transmission restriction operation for multicast and a transmission restriction operation for broadcast. Transmission limit operation for multicast is to transmit a frame after excluding a specific ONU system (that is, ONU that transmits the frame) among the ONU systems belonging to the group to be multicasted, and transmission limit operation for broadcast is all ONU systems. The frame is transmitted after excluding a specific ONU system (that is, the ONU that transmitted the frame).

Table 1

offset field Conventional Preamble / SFD  Preamble / SFD of the present invention One - 0x55 0x55 2 - 0x55 0x55 3 SPD 0xi5 0xi5 4 - 0x55 0x55 5 - 0x55 0x55 6 LLID Mode value (1 bit), group ID (3 bit), logical link ID (12 bit) Mode value (1 bit), group ID ((15-n) bit), logical link ID (n bit) 7 8 CRC8 8-bit CRC from offsets 3 to 7 8-bit CRC from offsets 3 to 7

3 is a block diagram of an Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network to which the present invention is applied.

Referring to Fig. 3, the EPON system 200 located at the root of the tree structure is largely composed of an OLT system 220, an ODN 260, and a plurality of ONU systems 270a to 270n.

The OLT system 220 is an end device on the service provider side, and converts an electrical signal into an optical signal and provides it to each subscriber of the EPON. That is, various subscriber traffics can be transferred to IP networks, time division multiplex (TDM) / Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) networks, video / audio networks, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks, and other networks. To a service node 80 that supports.

In this case, the OLT system 220 according to the present invention may determine the number of bits of the group ID (GID) and the logical link ID (LLID) according to the number of ONUs 270a to 270n constituting the EPON system 200 and the number of groups. Set from time to time to vary the number of assignable logical link IDs (LLIDs) and group IDs (GIDs).

For example, if the number of ONUs 270a to 270n is large and the number of groups is small, the number of bits of the logical link ID (LLID) is set to be larger than the number of bits of the group ID (GID). The number of bits of the LLID) is set to be smaller than the number of bits of the group ID GID. If the number of ONUs and the number of groups are similar, the number of bits of the logical link ID (LLID) and the number of bits of the group ID (GID) are set equal.

The OLT system 220 not only provides independent networks for a plurality of service providers by configuring a plurality of shared LANs that process Ethernet frames for each group ID (GID), but also a group ID field of a frame according to a network configuration environment. 113) and the size of the logical link ID field 113 are set from time to time.

The ODN 260 is connected between the OLT system 220 and the ONU system 270 to separate an optical signal transmitted from the OLT system 220 into a plurality of optical signals. To this end, the ODN 260 includes a plurality of optical lines 263 and 265 and a plurality of passive splitters 264.

Each ONU system 270a-270n is a subscriber side terminator connected to the OLT system 220 through the ODN 260 to a subscriber interface and the OLT system 220 to support data, video, and voice services. Implement a network interface for upstream traffic.

The ONU system 270a-270n also sets the number of bits of the group ID (GID) and the logical link ID (LLID) from time to time according to the number of ONUs 270a to 270n constituting the EPON system 200 and the number of groups. The number of assignable group IDs (GIDs) and logical link IDs (LLIDs) is varied.

And the group ID (GID) and logical link ID (LLID) of itself (for example, 270a) from the OLT system 220 and the group ID (GID) and logical link ID (LLID) of the other ONU system 270b-270n. While receiving and storing in the form of a table, when sending a frame to tag the group ID (GID) and the logical link ID (LLID) of its own (270a) to the frame, when receiving the frame group ID (tag tagged in the frame ( GID) and the logical link ID (LLID) are analyzed to determine the ONU that transmitted the frame.

In addition, it determines whether to process the received frame in consideration of the group ID (GID) and the logical link ID (LLID) tagged in the frame received from the OLT system 220. As a result, independent services can be provided for each service provider without using a VLAN.

Overall operation management for the EPON system 200 having such a configuration is performed through an EPON CLI (Common Line Interface) or EMS Manager (Element Management System Manager) 210 connected to the OLT system 220.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and VLAN in an EPON network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the OLT system 220 and each of the plurality of ONU systems 270a to 270n are logical link IDs (LLIDs) and group IDs (GIDs) according to the number of ONU systems and the number of groups constituting the EPON system 200. The number of bits is set, and the size of the group ID field and the logical link ID field are set according to the set number of bits (S101a and S101b).

The EPON CLI or EMS manager 110 basically provides a function of identifying the number of ONU systems and groups constituting the EPON system 200 and notifying the ONT 120 and the OLT system 220. Accordingly, in S101a and S101b, each of the OLT system 220 and the plurality of ONU systems 270a to 270n can accurately grasp the number of ONU systems and groups through the EPON CLI or EMS manager 110.

The OLT system 220 assigns a logical link ID (LLID) to each of the ONU systems 270a to 270n constituting the EPON system 200, and assigns the ONU systems 270a to 270n to a plurality of groups for each service. After partitioning, a group ID (GID) is assigned to each group (S102).

Each of the ONU systems 270a-270n has its own group ID (GID) and logical link ID (LLID) from the OLT system 220 and the group ID (GID) and logical link ID of the other ONU systems 270a-270n. The LLIDs are received and stored and managed in a table form (S103).

In this state, if the ONU system or the OLT system (for example, 270a) wants to transmit a frame, the corresponding ONU system 270a has a group ID (GID) and a logical link ID (LLID) having the number of bits determined by step S101a. Is transmitted in the preamble / SFD field 110 of the frame to be transmitted (S104).

The OLT system 220 receives the corresponding frame, selects one of unicast, broadcast, and multicast by referring to a mode value, a group ID (GID), and a logical link ID (LLID) set therein, and selects the selected frame. The frame is retransmitted (S105).

Upon receiving the frame transmitted from the OLT system 220, the ONU system 270b refers to the OLT, the group ID (GID), and the logical link ID (LLID) set in the preamble / SFD field 110 of the frame. It is determined whether to receive a frame transmitted from the system 220 (or transmitted from another ONU system 270a) (S106).

5 and 6 are views for explaining in more detail the frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and VLAN in the EPON network of the OLT system 220 and ONU system 270 according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

First, referring to FIG. 5, a frame processing method of the OLT system 220 for a frame transmitted from the ONU system 270 is as follows.

When a new frame is input (S201), the OLT system 220 checks whether the mode value is 0 by referring to the mode field 112 included in the preamble / SFD field 110 of the first input frame (S202). ).

If the mode value is 0, it is determined that the newly input frame is a unicast frame, and retransmits the corresponding frame to the destination address (S203). On the other hand, if the mode value is not 0 (i.e., if the mode value is 1), the group ID (set in the group ID field 113) to determine whether the newly input frame is a broadcast frame or a multicast frame. GID) is further checked to be 0 (S204).

As a result of checking in step S204, if the mode value is 1 and the group ID (GID) is 0, it is determined that the frame is a broadcast frame, and then the logical link ID set in the logical link ID field 114 to support broadcast transmission restriction operation. A search for and obtaining the ONU having the LLID (that is, the logical link ID LLID of the source ONU) (S205).

If there is an ONU having a logical link ID (LLID) of the originating ONU in step S205, the ONU is determined to be an ONU that has transmitted an input frame, and the ONU systems 270b to 270n except for the ONU system 270a. Retransmit the frame input only to (S206).

As a result of checking in step S204, if the mode value is 1 and the group ID (GID) is not 0, it is determined that the corresponding frame is a multicast frame, and then the group ID set in the group ID field 113 to support the multicast transmission restriction operation is determined. The group to which the GID) is assigned is searched and obtained (S207). Then, among the ONU systems belonging to the obtained group, the ONU system 270 having the LLI set in the logical link ID field 114 is searched for and obtained (S208).

The ONU system 270a of the group obtained in step S208 determines that the corresponding frame is the ONU that transmitted the frame, and delivers the frame only to the ONU systems 270a to 270n of the group except the ONU system 270a (S209). ).

6, the frame processing method of the ONU system 270 for the frame transmitted from the OLT system 220 will be described below.

First, when a new frame is input (S301), the ONU system 270 refers to the logical link ID field 114 included in the preamble / SFD field 110 of the input frame, and the logical link ID field 114 It is checked whether the mode value set at 0 is 0 (S302).

As a result of the check in S302, if the mode value is 0, it is determined that the input frame is a unicast frame, and it is determined whether the group ID (GID) set in the GID field 113 is 0 (S303).

As a result of the determination in S203, if the group ID (GID) is 0, it is checked whether the logical link ID (LLID) set in the logical link ID field 114 matches the logical link ID (LLID) of the user (S304). If it matches the link ID (LLID), the corresponding frame is determined to be received by the frame transmitted to itself (S305), and if different, the frame is determined to be transmitted to another ONU and discarded (S306).

On the other hand, if the result of the determination in S303, if the group ID (GID) is not 0, check whether the group ID (GID) set in the GID field 113 matches the group ID (GID) allocated to the group ID (S307). If the frame is received (S305) and does not match, the frame is discarded (S306).

Subsequently, when the check result in step S302 indicates that the mode value is not 0 (i.e., the mode value is 1), the group ID of the input frame is checked to determine whether the input frame is a broadcast frame or a multicast frame. The group ID (GID) set in the field 113 is analyzed (step S308).

As a result of the analysis in step S308, if the group ID (GID) is 0, after confirming that the frame is a broadcast frame, the logical link ID (LLID) of the logical link ID field 114 set for the transmission restriction operation for broadcast Further check whether all bits are "1" or different from their assigned logical link ID (LLID) (S309).

In operation S309, if all bits of the logical link ID LLID set in the logical link ID field 114 are “1” or different from their logical link ID LLID, the corresponding frame is received (S305). If the logical link ID (LLID) set in the ID field 114 matches its logical link ID (LLID), the corresponding frame is determined to be a frame transmitted by itself and discarded, i.e., a broadcast transmission limit operation is performed ( S306).

As a result of the analysis in step S308, if the group ID (GID) is not 0, it is further checked whether it matches the group ID (GID) (S310), and if it matches the group ID (GID), the transmission restriction operation for multicast is performed. In order to check whether all bits of the logical link ID (LLID) set in the logical link ID field 114 are "1" or different from their logical link ID (LLID) (S309).

In step S309, if all bits of the logical link ID LLID set in the logical link ID field 114 are "1" or different from the logical link ID LLID assigned thereto, the corresponding frame is received (S310). In operation S306, the corresponding frame is determined to be a frame transmitted by the corresponding frame and discarded.

Also, as a result of checking in step S312, if the group ID (GID) is not 0 but the group ID (GID) is not the group ID (GID) allocated to the frame, the corresponding frame is ONU systems belonging to a group other than its own group. Confirm that the frame is transmitted to and discarded (S306).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and it is common in the art that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

As described above, the frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and VLAN in the EPON network of the present invention defines a group ID and a logical link ID so as to form a group such as a LAN network without using a VLAN, and defines the number of bits thereof. By setting up according to the network configuration environment, it is possible to provide multicast and VLAN more efficiently.

In addition, the frame can be prevented from being retransmitted to the ONU which transmitted the frame during broadcast or multicast, thereby increasing the operation reliability of the EPON network.

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A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon data transmitted and received in an Ethernet-based passive subscriber network, A mode field in which a mode value for setting a transmission mode is set; A group ID field in which a group ID having a variable size is set according to a configuration environment of the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network; And And a data having a logical link ID field in which a logical link ID having a size variable according to the group ID is set. The method of claim 1, And a sum of sizes of the group ID field and the logical link ID field is constant. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode value is And information for discriminating whether the data is a unicast frame, a broadcast, or a multicast frame. The method of claim 1, wherein the group ID is And information for identifying said divided group. The method of claim 1, wherein the logical link ID is When the frame is transmitted from the optical subscriber unit to the optical termination device, it has a value representing a source optical subscriber unit, A computer-readable recording medium having data recorded thereon, wherein the optical terminator has a value representative of a destination optical subscriber unit when transmitted from the optical termination device to the optical subscriber unit. In the frame processing method of an optical termination device connected to a plurality of optical subscriber units in an Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, A setting step of setting the number of bits of a group ID and a logical link ID according to the number of optical subscriber units and groups; Allocating a logical link ID having the set number of bits to the optical subscriber units, dividing the optical subscriber units into a plurality of groups, and then assigning a group ID having the set number of bits; And And when the frame is input, transmitting the frame to the optical subscriber unit in one of unicast, broadcast, and multicast by referring to a mode value, a group ID, and a logical link ID set in the frame. Frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and virtual LAN services in Ethernet-based passive subscriber network. The method of claim 6, wherein the transmitting step Confirming the mode value, group ID, and logical link ID set in the frame; If the mode value is a broadcast or multicast frame and the group ID is invalid, a first transmission step of broadcasting the frame to optical subscriber units other than the optical subscriber unit having the logical link ID; If the mode value is a broadcast or multicast frame and the group ID is a valid value, multicast the frame to the optical subscriber units of the group except the optical subscriber unit of the group having the group ID and the logical link ID. A second transmission step; And And if the mode value is a unicast frame, a third transmission step of unicasting the frame to an optical subscriber unit having the logical link ID. Frame processing method for providing efficiently. The method of claim 6, And a frame transmission step of generating and transmitting the frame having a mode value indicating a frame type, a group ID having a set number of bits, and a logical link ID set in a frame header. Frame processing method for efficiently providing cast and virtual LAN services. The method of claim 6, wherein the mode value is The frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and virtual LAN services in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, characterized in that having the information for distinguishing whether the frame is a unicast frame, broadcast or multicast frame. The method of claim 6, wherein the group ID is Frame processing method for efficiently providing a multicast and virtual LAN service in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, characterized in that it has information for identifying the divided group. The method of claim 6, wherein the logical link ID is When the frame is transmitted from the optical subscriber unit to the optical termination device, it has a value representing a starting optical subscriber unit, When the transmission from the optical termination unit to the optical subscriber unit frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and virtual LAN services in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, characterized in that having a value representing a destination optical subscriber unit. In the frame processing method of each of a plurality of optical subscriber units connected to the optical termination device in an Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, A setting step of setting the number of bits of a group ID and a logical link ID according to the number of the optical subscriber units and the group; A storage step of receiving and storing a group ID and a logical link ID of the optical subscriber unit and a group ID and a logical link ID of other optical subscriber units from the optical termination device; And When a frame is input, the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network having a receiving step of checking whether the frame is received by referring to a mode value, a group ID, a logical link ID, and its own group ID and a logical link ID set in the frame Frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and virtual LAN services in the network. The method of claim 12, wherein the receiving step Confirming the mode value, group ID, and logical link ID set in the frame; A first receiving step of receiving the frame if the mode value is a unicast frame and the logical link ID matches the logical link ID of its own; A second receiving step of receiving the frame if the mode value is a broadcast or multicast frame and the group ID is an invalid value and the logical link ID is different from the own logical link ID; And if the mode value is a broadcast or multicast frame and the group ID matches its group ID and the logical link ID is different from its logical link ID, a third receiving step of receiving the frame. Frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and virtual LAN services in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network. The method of claim 12, And a frame generation step of generating and transmitting the frame having a mode value indicating a frame type, a group ID having a set number of bits, and a logical link ID set in a frame header. Frame processing method for efficiently providing cast and virtual LAN services. The method of claim 12, wherein the mode value is The frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and virtual LAN services in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, characterized in that having the information for distinguishing whether the frame is a unicast frame, broadcast or multicast frame. The method of claim 12, wherein the group ID is Frame processing method for efficiently providing a multicast and virtual LAN service in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, characterized in that it has information for identifying the divided group. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the logical link ID is When the frame is transmitted from the optical subscriber unit to the optical termination device, it has a value representing a starting optical subscriber unit, When the transmission from the optical termination unit to the optical subscriber unit frame processing method for efficiently providing multicast and virtual LAN services in the Ethernet-based passive optical subscriber network, characterized in that having a value representing a destination optical subscriber unit.

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