RFC 6426: MPLS On-Demand Connectivity Verification and Route Tracing

Label Switched Path Ping (LSP ping) is an existing and widely deployed Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) mechanism for Multi-Protocol Label…

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Outgoing relationships (14 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4379: Detecting Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data Plane Failures
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5586: MPLS Generic Associated Channel
Normative reference — RFC 4385: Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Control Word for Use over an MPLS PSN
Normative reference — RFC 6370: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Identifiers
Normative reference — RFC 6425: Detecting Data-Plane Failures in Point-to-Multipoint MPLS - Extensions to LSP Ping
Normative reference — RFC 6424: Mechanism for Performing Label Switched Path Ping (LSP Ping) over MPLS Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Informative reference — RFC 1812: Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
Informative reference — RFC 5884: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Informative reference — RFC 4446: IANA Allocations for Pseudowire Edge to Edge Emulation (PWE3)
Informative reference — RFC 6371: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Framework for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5860: Requirements for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) in MPLS Transport Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5003: Attachment Individual Identifier (AII) Types for Aggregation

Incoming relationships (10 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6669: An Overview of the Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Toolset for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6478: Pseudowire Status for Static Pseudowires
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7555: Proxy MPLS Echo Request
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6965: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Applicability: Use Cases and Design
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7140: LDP Extensions for Hub and Spoke Multipoint Label Switched Path
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8029: Detecting Multiprotocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data-Plane Failures
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7276: An Overview of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Tools
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7297: IP Connectivity Provisioning Profile (CPP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7110: Return Path Specified Label Switched Path (LSP) Ping
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7325: MPLS Forwarding Compliance and Performance Requirements