RFC 5085: Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV): A Control Channel for Pseudowires

This document describes Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV), which provides a control channel that is associated with a pseudowire (PW), as well…

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Outgoing relationships (19 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3032: MPLS Label Stack Encoding
Normative reference — RFC 4447: Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)
Normative reference — RFC 4379: Detecting Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data Plane Failures
Normative reference — RFC 4385: Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Control Word for Use over an MPLS PSN
Normative reference — RFC 3931: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)
Normative reference — RFC 4446: IANA Allocations for Pseudowire Edge to Edge Emulation (PWE3)
Informative reference — RFC 2434: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Informative reference — RFC 3985: Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 4023: Encapsulating MPLS in IP or Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Informative reference — RFC 4448: Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks
Informative reference — RFC 4377: Operations and Management (OAM) Requirements for Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Networks
Informative reference — RFC 3448: TCP Friendly Rate Control (TFRC): Protocol Specification
Informative reference — RFC 4928: Avoiding Equal Cost Multipath Treatment in MPLS Networks
Informative reference — RFC 3916: Requirements for Pseudo-Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3)
Informative reference — RFC 3438: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations Update
Informative reference — RFC 4454: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) over Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3)

Incoming relationships (33 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 5586: MPLS Generic Associated Channel
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5921: A Framework for MPLS in Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6371: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Framework for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5860: Requirements for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) in MPLS Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5885: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for the Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6428: Proactive Connectivity Verification, Continuity Check, and Remote Defect Indication for the MPLS Transport Profile
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8964: Deterministic Networking (DetNet) Data Plane: MPLS
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6310: Pseudowire (PW) Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Message Mapping
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6669: An Overview of the Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Toolset for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6435: MPLS Transport Profile Lock Instruct and Loopback Functions
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6478: Pseudowire Status for Static Pseudowires
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8169: Residence Time Measurement in MPLS Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5994: Application of Ethernet Pseudowires to MPLS Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7189: Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV) Capability Advertisement for MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7708: Using a Generic Associated Channel Label as a Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification Channel Indicator
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8185: Dual-Homing Coordination for MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Pseudowires Protection
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8029: Detecting Multiprotocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data-Plane Failures
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5884: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7276: An Overview of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Tools
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6632: An Overview of the IETF Network Management Standards
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6870: Pseudowire Preferential Forwarding Status Bit
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6373: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Control Plane Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6639: Multiprotocol Label Switching Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) MIB-Based Management Overview
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5641: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3) Extended Circuit Status Values
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6423: Using the Generic Associated Channel Label for Pseudowire in the MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7212: MPLS Generic Associated Channel (G-ACh) Advertisement Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7338: Requirements and Framework for Point-to-Multipoint Pseudowires over MPLS Packet Switched Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7439: Gap Analysis for Operating IPv6-Only MPLS Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8104: Pseudowire (PW) Endpoint Fast Failure Protection
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8159: Keyed IPv6 Tunnel
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9791: Use Cases for MPLS Network Action Indicators and Ancillary Data
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7795: Pseudowire Redundancy on the Switching Provider Edge (S-PE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 10014: Guidelines for Characterizing the Term "OAM"