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RFC 5129: Explicit Congestion Marking in MPLS

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RFC 3270 defines how to support the Diffserv architecture in MPLS networks, including how to encode Diffserv Code Points (DSCPs) in an MPLS header. DSCPs may be encoded in the EXP field, while other uses of that field are not precluded. RFC 3270 makes no statement about how Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) marking might be encoded in the MPLS header. This document defines how an operator might define some of the EXP codepoints for explicit congestion notification, without precluding other uses. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC5129
Published
January 2008
Authors
B. Davie; B. Briscoe; J. Tay
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
wit
Pages
21
Also known as
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Updates:
RFC 3032
Updated by:
RFC 5462

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