RFC 5920: Security Framework for MPLS and GMPLS Networks

This document provides a security framework for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Networks. This…

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Outgoing relationships (38 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 5246: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2
Normative reference — RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Normative reference — RFC 3031: Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 4364: BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Normative reference — RFC 4302: IP Authentication Header
Normative reference — RFC 4306: Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 5036: LDP Specification
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 3945: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 4106: The Use of Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) in IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 2747: RSVP Cryptographic Authentication
Normative reference — RFC 3417: Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Normative reference — RFC 4309: Using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) CCM Mode with IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 3412: Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Normative reference — RFC 4835: Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements for Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH)
Normative reference — RFC 3097: RSVP Cryptographic Authentication -- Updated Message Type Value
Informative reference — RFC 2104: HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication
Informative reference — RFC 3985: Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 3704: Ingress Filtering for Multihomed Networks
Informative reference — RFC 3174: US Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1)
Informative reference — RFC 4107: Guidelines for Cryptographic Key Management
Informative reference — RFC 2411: IP Security Document Roadmap
Informative reference — RFC 4377: Operations and Management (OAM) Requirements for Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Networks
Informative reference — RFC 4593: Generic Threats to Routing Protocols
Informative reference — RFC 4864: Local Network Protection for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 3562: Key Management Considerations for the TCP MD5 Signature Option
Informative reference — RFC 5254: Requirements for Multi-Segment Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3)
Informative reference — RFC 4110: A Framework for Layer 3 Provider-Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (PPVPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 4111: Security Framework for Provider-Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (PPVPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 4378: A Framework for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Operations and Management (OAM)
Informative reference — RFC 4778: Operational Security Current Practices in Internet Service Provider Environments
Informative reference — RFC 4808: Key Change Strategies for TCP-MD5
Informative reference — RFC 3631: Security Mechanisms for the Internet
Informative reference — RFC 4230: RSVP Security Properties
Informative reference — RFC 4308: Cryptographic Suites for IPsec
Informative reference — RFC 4869: Suite B Cryptographic Suites for IPsec

Incoming relationships (75 related RFCs)

Showing 50 of 75 related RFCs.

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6941: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Security Framework
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9789: MPLS Network Actions (MNAs) Framework
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6965: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Applicability: Use Cases and Design
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9376: Applicability of GMPLS for beyond 100 Gbit/s Optical Transport Network
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8402: Segment Routing Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5921: A Framework for MPLS in Transport Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6374: Packet Loss and Delay Measurement for MPLS Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6952: Analysis of BGP, LDP, PCEP, and MSDP Issues According to the Keying and Authentication for Routing Protocols (KARP) Design Guide
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6163: Framework for GMPLS and Path Computation Element (PCE) Control of Wavelength Switched Optical Networks (WSONs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6073: Segmented Pseudowire
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6001: Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Protocol Extensions for Multi-Layer and Multi-Region Networks (MLN/MRN)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5960: MPLS Transport Profile Data Plane Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6205: Generalized Labels for Lambda-Switch-Capable (LSC) Label Switching Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6372: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Survivability Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8964: Deterministic Networking (DetNet) Data Plane: MPLS
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7446: Routing and Wavelength Assignment Information Model for Wavelength Switched Optical Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6060: Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Control of Ethernet Provider Backbone Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7139: GMPLS Signaling Extensions for Control of Evolving G.709 Optical Transport Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7260: GMPLS RSVP-TE Extensions for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Configuration
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6669: An Overview of the Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Toolset for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7579: General Network Element Constraint Encoding for GMPLS-Controlled Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7581: Routing and Wavelength Assignment Information Encoding for Wavelength Switched Optical Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6003: Ethernet Traffic Parameters
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6344: Operating Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) and the Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) with Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6373: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Control Plane Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6389: MPLS Upstream Label Assignment for LDP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6435: MPLS Transport Profile Lock Instruct and Loopback Functions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6511: Non-Penultimate Hop Popping Behavior and Out-of-Band Mapping for RSVP-TE Label Switched Paths
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7062: Framework for GMPLS and PCE Control of G.709 Optical Transport Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7307: LDP Extensions for Multi-Topology
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7524: Inter-Area Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) Segmented Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9613: Requirements for Solutions that Support MPLS Network Actions (MNAs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5919: Signaling LDP Label Advertisement Completion
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5950: Network Management Framework for MPLS-based Transport Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6002: Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Data Channel Switching Capable (DCSC) and Channel Set Label Extensions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6107: Procedures for Dynamically Signaled Hierarchical Label Switched Paths
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6387: GMPLS Asymmetric Bandwidth Bidirectional Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7096: Evaluation of Existing GMPLS Encoding against G.709v3 Optical Transport Networks (OTNs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7138: Traffic Engineering Extensions to OSPF for GMPLS Control of Evolving G.709 Optical Transport Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7551: RSVP-TE Extensions for Associated Bidirectional Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7688: GMPLS OSPF Enhancement for Signal and Network Element Compatibility for Wavelength Switched Optical Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7698: Framework and Requirements for GMPLS-Based Control of Flexi-Grid Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6348: Requirements for Point-to-Multipoint Extensions to the Label Distribution Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6512: Using Multipoint LDP When the Backbone Has No Route to the Root
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6566: A Framework for the Control of Wavelength Switched Optical Networks (WSONs) with Impairments
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7338: Requirements and Framework for Point-to-Multipoint Pseudowires over MPLS Packet Switched Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7689: Signaling Extensions for Wavelength Switched Optical Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7699: Generalized Labels for the Flexi-Grid in Lambda Switch Capable (LSC) Label Switching Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8372: MPLS Flow Identification Considerations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8663: MPLS Segment Routing over IP