RFC 3386 (rfc3386) - Page 1 of 27
Network Hierarchy and Multilayer Survivability
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group W. Lai, Ed.
Request for Comments: 3386 AT&T
Category: Informational D. McDysan, Ed.
WorldCom
November 2002
Network Hierarchy and Multilayer Survivability
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 presents a proposal of the near-term and practical
requirements for network survivability and hierarchy in current
service provider environments.
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 [2].
Lai, et. al. Informational