RFC 4929: Change Process for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Protocols and Procedures

This document provides guidelines for applying or extending the MPLS or GMPLS ((G)MPLS) protocol suites and clarifies the IETF's (G)MPLS working groups'…

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Outgoing relationships (8 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 2026: The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3
Normative reference — RFC 2434: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 2418: IETF Working Group Guidelines and Procedures
Normative reference — RFC 4052: IAB Processes for Management of IETF Liaison Relationships
Normative reference — RFC 4053: Procedures for Handling Liaison Statements to and from the IETF
Normative reference — RFC 4775: Procedures for Protocol Extensions and Variations
Informative reference — RFC 3356: Internet Engineering Task Force and International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunications Standardization Sector Collaboration Guidelines

Incoming relationships (6 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 5654: Requirements of an MPLS Transport Profile
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6373: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Control Plane Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6709: Design Considerations for Protocol Extensions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5317: Joint Working Team (JWT) Report on MPLS Architectural Considerations for a Transport Profile
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5704: Uncoordinated Protocol Development Considered Harmful
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6670: The Reasons for Selecting a Single Solution for MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)