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Protocol Extension for Support of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Service Class-aware Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic Engineering



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Network Working Group                                        A. G. Malis
Request for Comments: 3496                                      T. Hsiao
Category: Informational                                  Vivace Networks
                                                              March 2003


  Protocol Extension for Support of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
        Service Class-aware Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
                          Traffic Engineering

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 specifies a Resource ReSerVation Protocol-Traffic
   Engineering (RSVP-TE) signaling extension for support of Asynchronous
   Transfer Mode (ATM) Service Class-aware Multiprotocol Label Switching
   (MPLS) Traffic Engineering.

Table of Contents

   1.  Overview......................................................2
   2.  Extended RSVP-TE Path Message Format..........................2
       2.1 PATH Message Format.......................................3
   3.  ATM_SERVICECLASS Object.......................................3
   4.  Handling the ATM_SERVICECLASS Object..........................4
   5.  Non-support of the ATM_SERVICECLASS Object....................4
   6.  Security Considerations.......................................4
   7.  IANA Considerations...........................................5
   8.  References....................................................5
   9.  Authors' Addresses............................................5
   10. Full Copyright Statement......................................6











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