RFC 7439: Gap Analysis for Operating IPv6-Only MPLS Networks

This document reviews the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) protocol suite in the context of IPv6 and identifies gaps that must be addressed in order to…

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Outgoing relationships (65 related RFCs)

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Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Normative reference — RFC 3473: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 3032: MPLS Label Stack Encoding
Normative reference — RFC 5036: LDP Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3471: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description
Normative reference — RFC 4379: Detecting Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data Plane Failures
Normative reference — RFC 4023: Encapsulating MPLS in IP or Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Normative reference — RFC 6370: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Identifiers
Normative reference — RFC 4659: BGP-MPLS IP Virtual Private Network (VPN) Extension for IPv6 VPN
Normative reference — RFC 6074: Provisioning, Auto-Discovery, and Signaling in Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (L2VPNs)
Normative reference — RFC 3107: Carrying Label Information in BGP-4
Normative reference — RFC 3811: Definitions of Textual Conventions (TCs) for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Management
Normative reference — RFC 4817: Encapsulation of MPLS over Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3
Normative reference — RFC 6512: Using Multipoint LDP When the Backbone Has No Route to the Root
Informative reference — RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets
Informative reference — RFC 4364: BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 4655: A Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 5440: Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Informative reference — RFC 3630: Traffic Engineering (TE) Extensions to OSPF Version 2
Informative reference — RFC 5305: IS-IS Extensions for Traffic Engineering
Informative reference — RFC 4447: Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)
Informative reference — RFC 4090: Fast Reroute Extensions to RSVP-TE for LSP Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 4875: Extensions to Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) for Point-to-Multipoint TE Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Informative reference — RFC 6513: Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs
Informative reference — RFC 4762: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling
Informative reference — RFC 6514: BGP Encodings and Procedures for Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs
Informative reference — RFC 5085: Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV): A Control Channel for Pseudowires
Informative reference — RFC 5082: The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)
Informative reference — RFC 4761: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling
Informative reference — RFC 5286: Basic Specification for IP Fast Reroute: Loop-Free Alternates
Informative reference — RFC 6388: Label Distribution Protocol Extensions for Point-to-Multipoint and Multipoint-to-Multipoint Label Switched Paths
Informative reference — RFC 4664: Framework for Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (L2VPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 5921: A Framework for MPLS in Transport Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5088: OSPF Protocol Extensions for Path Computation Element (PCE) Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 5884: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Informative reference — RFC 5329: Traffic Engineering Extensions to OSPF Version 3
Informative reference — RFC 5089: IS-IS Protocol Extensions for Path Computation Element (PCE) Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 6371: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Framework for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5520: Preserving Topology Confidentiality in Inter-Domain Path Computation Using a Path-Key-Based Mechanism
Informative reference — RFC 5885: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for the Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV)
Informative reference — RFC 3812: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic Engineering (TE) Management Information Base (MIB)
Informative reference — RFC 6073: Segmented Pseudowire
Informative reference — RFC 6119: IPv6 Traffic Engineering in IS-IS
Informative reference — RFC 4884: Extended ICMP to Support Multi-Part Messages
Informative reference — RFC 3813: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switching Router (LSR) Management Information Base (MIB)
Informative reference — RFC 4802: Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Traffic Engineering Management Information Base
Informative reference — RFC 3815: Definitions of Managed Objects for the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)
Informative reference — RFC 4798: Connecting IPv6 Islands over IPv4 MPLS Using IPv6 Provider Edge Routers (6PE)
Informative reference — RFC 5512: The BGP Encapsulation Subsequent Address Family Identifier (SAFI) and the BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 7506: IPv6 Router Alert Option for MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7552: Updates to LDP for IPv6