RFC 8012: Label Switched Path (LSP) and Pseudowire (PW) Ping/Trace over MPLS Networks Using Entropy Labels (ELs)

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switched Path (LSP) ping and traceroute are methods used to test Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) paths. Ping is known…

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Outgoing relationships (7 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 6790: The Use of Entropy Labels in MPLS Forwarding
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4379: Detecting Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data Plane Failures
Normative reference — RFC 6424: Mechanism for Performing Label Switched Path Ping (LSP Ping) over MPLS Tunnels
Normative reference — RFC 7537: IANA Registries for LSP Ping Code Points
Informative reference — RFC 6391: Flow-Aware Transport of Pseudowires over an MPLS Packet Switched Network
Informative reference — RFC 7325: MPLS Forwarding Compliance and Performance Requirements

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 8029: Detecting Multiprotocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data-Plane Failures