RFC 6373: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Control Plane Framework
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) supports static provisioning of transport paths via a Network Management System (NMS) and dynamic provisioning of transport paths via a control plane. This document provides the framework for MPLS-TP dynamic provisioning and covers control-plane addressing, routing, path computation, signaling, traffic engineering, and path recovery. MPLS-TP uses GMPLS as the control plane for MPLS-TP Label Switched Paths (LSPs). MPLS-TP also uses the pseudowire (PW) control plane for pseudowires. Management-plane functions are out of scope of this document. This document is a product of a joint Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) / International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) effort to include an MPLS Transport Profile within the IETF MPLS and Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) architectures to support the capabilities and functionalities of a packet transport network as defined by the ITU-T. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6373
- Published
- September 2011
- Authors
- L. Andersson; L. Berger; L. Fang; N. Bitar; E. Gray
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 57
- Also known as
- —
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