idnits 2.17.1 draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-applic-02.txt: Skipping this file; it looks like a tombstone file to me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. 3 RFC 3037 5 Title: LDP Applicability 6 Author(s): B. Thomas, E. Gray 7 Status: Standards Track 8 Date: January 2001 9 Mailbox: rhthomas@cisco.com, ewgray@mindspring.com 10 Pages: 7 11 Characters: 13601 12 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None 14 I-D Tag: draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-applic-02.txt 16 URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc3037.txt 18 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a method for forwarding 19 packets that uses short, fixed-length values carried by packets, 20 called labels, to determine packet nexthops. A fundamental concept in 21 MPLS is that two Label Switching Routers (LSRs) must agree on the 22 meaning of the labels used to forward traffic between and through 23 them. This common understanding is achieved by using a set of 24 procedures, called a label distribution protocol, by which one LSR 25 informs another of label bindings it has made. This document 26 describes the applicability of a set of such procedures called LDP 27 (for Label Distribution Protocol) by which LSRs distribute labels to 28 support MPLS forwarding along normally routed paths. 30 This document is a product of the Multiprotocol Label Switching 31 Working Group of the IETF. 33 This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does 34 not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this 35 memo is unlimited. 37 This announcement is sent to the IETF list and the RFC-DIST list. 38 Requests to be added to or deleted from the IETF distribution list 39 should be sent to IETF-REQUEST@IETF.ORG. Requests to be 40 added to or deleted from the RFC-DIST distribution list should 41 be sent to RFC-DIST-REQUEST@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. 43 Details on obtaining RFCs via FTP or EMAIL may be obtained by sending 44 an EMAIL message to rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG with the message body 45 help: ways_to_get_rfcs. For example: 47 To: rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG 48 Subject: getting rfcs 50 help: ways_to_get_rfcs 52 Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the 53 author of the RFC in question, or to RFC-Manager@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Unless 54 specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for 55 unlimited distribution.echo 56 Submissions for Requests for Comments should be sent to 57 RFC-EDITOR@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Please consult RFC 2223, Instructions to RFC 58 Authors, for further information.