RFC 6001: Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Protocol Extensions for Multi-Layer and Multi-Region Networks (MLN/MRN)

There are specific requirements for the support of networks comprising Label Switching Routers (LSRs) participating in different data plane switching layers…

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Outgoing relationships (26 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4203: OSPF Extensions in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4202: Routing Extensions in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 5307: IS-IS Extensions in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4206: Label Switched Paths (LSP) Hierarchy with Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Traffic Engineering (TE)
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4874: Exclude Routes - Extension to Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4974: Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) RSVP-TE Signaling Extensions in Support of Calls
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 2205: Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3473: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 3471: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description
Normative reference — RFC 3630: Traffic Engineering (TE) Extensions to OSPF Version 2
Normative reference — RFC 5305: IS-IS Extensions for Traffic Engineering
Normative reference — RFC 3945: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 5996: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Normative reference — RFC 2210: The Use of RSVP with IETF Integrated Services
Normative reference — RFC 4201: Link Bundling in MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE)
Normative reference — RFC 3477: Signalling Unnumbered Links in Resource ReSerVation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)
Normative reference — RFC 5420: Encoding of Attributes for MPLS LSP Establishment Using Resource Reservation Protocol Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)
Normative reference — RFC 4606: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Extensions for Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Control
Normative reference — RFC 2997: Specification of the Null Service Type
Informative reference — RFC 5920: Security Framework for MPLS and GMPLS Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5212: Requirements for GMPLS-Based Multi-Region and Multi-Layer Networks (MRN/MLN)
Informative reference — RFC 5817: Graceful Shutdown in MPLS and Generalized MPLS Traffic Engineering Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5339: Evaluation of Existing GMPLS Protocols against Multi-Layer and Multi-Region Networks (MLN/MRN)
Informative reference — RFC 5710: PathErr Message Triggered MPLS and GMPLS LSP Reroutes

Incoming relationships (11 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6060: Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Control of Ethernet Provider Backbone Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6004: Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Support for Metro Ethernet Forum and G.8011 Ethernet Service Switching
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7570: Label Switched Path (LSP) Attribute in the Explicit Route Object (ERO)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6344: Operating Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) and the Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) with Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7062: Framework for GMPLS and PCE Control of G.709 Optical Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7096: Evaluation of Existing GMPLS Encoding against G.709v3 Optical Transport Networks (OTNs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8779: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for GMPLS
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8795: YANG Data Model for Traffic Engineering (TE) Topologies
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6373: MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Control Plane Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8282: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Inter-Layer MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7898: Domain Subobjects for Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)