RFC 6981: A Framework for IP and MPLS Fast Reroute Using Not-Via Addresses

This document presents an illustrative framework for providing fast reroute in an IP or MPLS network through encapsulation and forwarding to "not-via"…

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Outgoing relationships (13 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Informative reference — RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets
Informative reference — RFC 5036: LDP Specification
Informative reference — RFC 5880: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
Informative reference — RFC 2003: IP Encapsulation within IP
Informative reference — RFC 4193: Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses
Informative reference — RFC 3931: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)
Informative reference — RFC 5101: Specification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol for the Exchange of IP Traffic Flow Information
Informative reference — RFC 5286: Basic Specification for IP Fast Reroute: Loop-Free Alternates
Informative reference — RFC 5714: IP Fast Reroute Framework
Informative reference — RFC 1701: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Informative reference — RFC 6169: Security Concerns with IP Tunneling
Informative reference — RFC 6976: Framework for Loop-Free Convergence Using the Ordered Forwarding Information Base (oFIB) Approach

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 7297: IP Connectivity Provisioning Profile (CPP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7812: An Architecture for IP/LDP Fast Reroute Using Maximally Redundant Trees (MRT-FRR)