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RFC 6427: MPLS Fault Management Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)

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This document specifies Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) messages to indicate service disruptive conditions for MPLS-based transport network Label Switched Paths. The notification mechanism employs a generic method for a service disruptive condition to be communicated to a Maintenance Entity Group End Point. This document defines an MPLS OAM channel, along with messages to communicate various types of service disruptive conditions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC6427
Published
November 2011
Authors
G. Swallow; A. Fulignoli; M. Vigoureux; S. Boutros; D. Ward
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
17
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Updated by:
RFC 7214

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