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T-MPLS
Forwarding component using RFC3031, RFC3032,etc.
PHP switched off, no merging, no ECMP support
Label space
per-platform/interface with downstream label assignment
context-specific with upstream label assignment for P2MP
T-MPLS not only Ethernet PW over a MPLS PSN
Ethernet PW – current standard
Proposals to add support of ATM, FR clients etc. as per PWE3 WG RFCs
Interoperability with IP/MPLS
Using Ethernet – current standard
Proposal for MPLS level
Proposal for PW (multi-segment) level
OAM different from IETF (no IP forwarding = LS)
T-MPLS OAM identified using label 14 assigned by IETF to ITU-T
Protection – data plane driven only (based on T-MPLS OAM)
Control plane
Option to work without control plane (label distribution) – current std
Work starting for T-MPLS CP
On-going work is a good opportunity to have ITU-T and IETF cooperating each other
PPT Version