RFC 3471: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes extensions to Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) signaling required to support Generalized MPLS. Generalized MPLS extends the MPLS control plane to encompass time-division (e.g., Synchronous Optical Network and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy, SONET/SDH), wavelength (optical lambdas) and spatial switching (e.g., incoming port or fiber to outgoing port or fiber). This document presents a functional description of the extensions. Protocol specific formats and mechanisms, and technology specific details are specified in separate documents. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC3471
- Published
- February 2003
- Authors
- L. Berger
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 34
- Also known as
- —
Topics
Referenced by
9 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.
- RFC 4201Link Bundling in MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE)Current
October 2005
- RFC 4328Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Extensions for G.709 Optical Transport Networks ControlUpdated
January 2006
- RFC 4872RSVP-TE Extensions in Support of End-to-End Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) RecoveryUpdated
May 2007
- RFC 6002Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Data Channel Switching Capable (DCSC) and Channel Set Label ExtensionsCurrent
October 2010
- RFC 6003Ethernet Traffic ParametersCurrent
October 2010
- RFC 6205Generalized Labels for Lambda-Switch-Capable (LSC) Label Switching RoutersUpdated
March 2011
- RFC 7074Revised Definition of the GMPLS Switching Capability and Type FieldsCurrent
November 2013
- RFC 7699Generalized Labels for the Flexi-Grid in Lambda Switch Capable (LSC) Label Switching RoutersCurrent
November 2015
- RFC 8359Network-Assigned Upstream LabelCurrent
March 2018
Related documents
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- RFC 3472Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Constraint-based Routed Label Distribution Protocol (CR-LDP) ExtensionsUpdated
February 2003
- RFC 3473Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) ExtensionsUpdated
February 2003
- RFC 4652Evaluation of Existing Routing Protocols against Automatic Switched Optical Network (ASON) Routing RequirementsCurrent
October 2006
- RFC 2615PPP over SONET/SDHCurrent
June 1999
- RFC 3945Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) ArchitectureUpdated
November 2004
- RFC 4197Requirements for Edge-to-Edge Emulation of Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) Circuits over Packet Switching NetworksCurrent
October 2005
- RFC 3592Definitions of Managed Objects for the Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH) Interface TypeCurrent
September 2003
- RFC 2823PPP over Simple Data Link (SDL) using SONET/SDH with ATM-like framingCurrent
May 2000
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