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The Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Working Group decision on MPLS signaling protocols



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Network Working Group                                       L. Andersson
Request for Comments: 3468                                    Consultant
Category: Informational                                       G. Swallow
                                                           Cisco Systems
                                                           February 2003


         The Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Working Group
                 decision on MPLS signaling protocols

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 (2003).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document documents the consensus reached by the Multiprotocol
   Label Switching (MPLS) Working Group within the IETF to focus its
   efforts on "Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)-TE: Extensions to
   RSVP for Label-Switched Paths (LSP) Tunnels" (RFC 3209) as the MPLS
   signalling protocol for traffic engineering applications and to
   undertake no new efforts relating to "Constraint-Based LSP Setup
   using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)" (RFC 3212).  The
   recommendations of section 6 have been accepted by the IESG.

Conventions used in this document

    The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14, RFC 2119
   [RFC 2119].














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