RFC 7506: IPv6 Router Alert Option for MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)

RFC 4379 defines the MPLS Label Switched Path (LSP) Ping/Traceroute mechanism in which the Router Alert Option (RAO) MUST be set in the IP header of the MPLS…

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Outgoing relationships (8 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 2711: IPv6 Router Alert Option
Normative reference — RFC 6398: IP Router Alert Considerations and Usage
Normative reference — RFC 5350: IANA Considerations for the IPv4 and IPv6 Router Alert Options
Informative reference — RFC 2113: IP Router Alert Option
Informative reference — RFC 7045: Transmission and Processing of IPv6 Extension Headers
Informative reference — RFC 7439: Gap Analysis for Operating IPv6-Only MPLS Networks

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8029: Detecting Multiprotocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data-Plane Failures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9570: Deprecating the Use of Router Alert in LSP Ping
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9805: Deprecation of the IPv6 Router Alert Option for New Protocols