RFC 3726 (rfc3726) - Page 1 of 42
Requirements for Signaling Protocols
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Network Working Group M. Brunner, Ed.
Request for Comments: 3726 NEC
Category: Informational April 2004
Requirements for 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.
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Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document defines requirements for signaling across different
network environments, such as across administrative and/or technology
domains. Signaling is mainly considered for Quality of Service (Qos)
such as the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). However, in recent
years, several other applications of signaling have been defined.
For example, signaling for label distribution in Multiprotocol Label
Switching (MPLS) or signaling to middleboxes. To achieve wide
applicability of the requirements, the starting point is a diverse
set of scenarios/use cases concerning various types of networks and
application interactions. This document presents the assumptions
before listing the requirements. The requirements are grouped
according to areas such as architecture and design goals, signaling
flows, layering, performance, flexibility, security, and mobility.
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