RFC 5586: MPLS Generic Associated Channel

This document generalizes the applicability of the pseudowire (PW) Associated Channel Header (ACH), enabling the realization of a control channel associated…

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Outgoing relationships (12 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 3032: MPLS Label Stack Encoding
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4385: Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Control Word for Use over an MPLS PSN
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 5085: Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV): A Control Channel for Pseudowires
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 3031: Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 3692: Assigning Experimental and Testing Numbers Considered Useful
Normative reference — RFC 5462: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Stack Entry: "EXP" Field Renamed to "Traffic Class" Field
Normative reference — RFC 4446: IANA Allocations for Pseudowire Edge to Edge Emulation (PWE3)
Normative reference — RFC 3443: Time To Live (TTL) Processing in Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Networks
Informative reference — RFC 4379: Detecting Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data Plane Failures
Informative reference — RFC 3429: Assignment of the 'OAM Alert Label' for Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture (MPLS) Operation and Maintenance (OAM) Functions

Incoming relationships (36 related RFCs)

Updated by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 7274: Allocating and Retiring Special-Purpose MPLS Labels
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 6423: Using the Generic Associated Channel Label for Pseudowire in the MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 7026: Retiring TLVs from the Associated Channel Header of the MPLS Generic Associated Channel
Updated by — RFC 7214: Moving Generic Associated Channel (G-ACh) IANA Registries to a New Registry
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5921: A Framework for MPLS in Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6374: Packet Loss and Delay Measurement for MPLS Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6371: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Framework for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5960: MPLS Transport Profile Data Plane Architecture
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6426: MPLS On-Demand Connectivity Verification and Route Tracing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6428: Proactive Connectivity Verification, Continuity Check, and Remote Defect Indication for the MPLS Transport Profile
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6372: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Survivability Framework
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8964: Deterministic Networking (DetNet) Data Plane: MPLS
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9314: YANG Data Model for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6669: An Overview of the Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Toolset for MPLS-Based Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6373: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Control Plane Framework
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6435: MPLS Transport Profile Lock Instruct and Loopback Functions
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7325: MPLS Forwarding Compliance and Performance Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9780: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multipoint Networks over Point-to-Multipoint MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7212: MPLS Generic Associated Channel (G-ACh) Advertisement Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9127: YANG Data Model for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5718: An In-Band Data Communication Network For the MPLS Transport Profile
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6671: Allocation of a Generic Associated Channel Type for ITU-T MPLS Transport Profile Operation, Maintenance, and Administration (MPLS-TP OAM)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8169: Residence Time Measurement in MPLS Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6456: Multi-Segment Pseudowires in Passive Optical Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7347: Pre-standard Linear Protection Switching in MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7708: Using a Generic Associated Channel Label as a Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification Channel Indicator
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8185: Dual-Homing Coordination for MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Pseudowires Protection
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9489: Label Switched Path (LSP) Ping Mechanisms for EVPN and Provider Backbone Bridging EVPN (PBB-EVPN)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5885: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for the Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7276: An Overview of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Tools
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7178: Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL): RBridge Channel Support
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9613: Requirements for Solutions that Support MPLS Network Actions (MNAs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6478: Pseudowire Status for Static Pseudowires
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9790: IANA Registry and Processing Recommendations for the First Nibble Following a Label Stack
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9791: Use Cases for MPLS Network Action Indicators and Ancillary Data
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9779: Performance Measurement for Segment Routing Networks with the MPLS Data Plane