RFC 3346: Applicability Statement for Traffic Engineering with MPLS
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes the applicability of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) to traffic engineering in IP networks. Special considerations for deployment of MPLS for traffic engineering in operational contexts are discussed and the limitations of the MPLS approach to traffic engineering are highlighted.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC3346
- Published
- August 2002
- Authors
- J. Boyle; V. Gill; A. Hannan; D. Cooper; D. Awduche; B. Christian; W.S. Lai
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- sub
- Pages
- 14
- Also known as
- —
Topics
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- RFC 3479Fault Tolerance for the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)Current
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- RFC 3612Applicability Statement for Restart Mechanisms for the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)Current
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