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Applicability Statement for Traffic Engineering with MPLS



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Network Working Group                                           J. Boyle
Request for Comments: 3346                                       PD Nets
Category: Informational                                          V. Gill
                                                   AOL Time Warner, Inc.
                                                               A. Hannan
                                                             RoutingLoop
                                                               D. Cooper
                                                         Global Crossing
                                                              D. Awduche
                                                          Movaz Networks
                                                            B. Christian
                                                                Worldcom
                                                                W.S. Lai
                                                                    AT&T
                                                             August 2002


       Applicability Statement for Traffic Engineering with MPLS

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   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.















Boyle, et al.                Informational