I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-query-09.txt

A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
This draft is a work item of the Multiprotocol Label Switching Working Group of the IETF.

	Title		: Multi Protocol Label Switching Label Distribution 
                          Protocol Query Message Description
	Author(s)	: P. Ashwood-Smith, A. Paraschiv, D. Allan
	Filename	: draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-query-09.txt
	Pages		: 19
	Date		: 2003-6-30
	
This document describes the encoding and procedures for three new
Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) messages: Query Message, Query-
Reply Message and Partial Query-Reply Message.  A Label Edge Router
(LER) sends a Query message when it needs to find out information
about an established Label Switched Path (LSP). The Query message
can be used for LDP LSPs as well as for Constraint-Based Label
Switched Paths (CR-LSPs).  The queried data is encoded into the
Query-Reply messages.

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MPLS 2003 Conference - Submission Deadline Extended to July 3rd

(repost being sent on behalf of Dave McDysan, Conference Technical Co-chair)

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From:         Dave McDysan <dave.mcdysan <at> MCI.COM>

The MPLS 2003 Conference will be held in Washington D.C. from October 26
through October 28. This year?s conference will include but is not limited
to topics such as:

- MPLS as a convergence technology
- MPLS network management and operational issues
- Provisioning and migration strategies
- MPLS in multi-AS networks
- L2 VPNs (pseudo-wire, VPLS, and other)
- L3 VPNs (BGP/MPLS, IPSec interworking, virtual routers, and other)
- Scalability and performance
- Traffic engineering and QoS
- Network processor architectures for next generation applications
- Testing MPLS applications and performance
- Network security
- Disaster recovery
- Reliability and graceful restart techniques
- Optical Integration and challenges

The Program Committee of MPLS 2003 is soliciting presentation proposals
for this conference. If you wish to suggest a particular topic or a
contribution please send a one page long proposal, including speaker?s
contact details to the attention of the Technical Program Committee at
TPC <at> mpls2003.com <mailto:TPC <at> mpls2003.com> by July 3, 2003 (this will be
the

I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-mib-12.txt

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	Title		: Definitions of Managed Objects for the Multiprotocol 
                          Label Switching, Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)
	Author(s)	: J. Cucchiara, H. Sjostrand, J. Luciani
	Filename	: draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-mib-12.txt
	Pages		: 133
	Date		: 2003-7-1
	
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.
In particular, it describes managed objects for the Multiprotocol
Label Switching, Label Distribution Protocol (LDP).

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I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-mpls-tc-mib-08.txt

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	Title		: Definitions of Textual Conventions for Multiprotocol 
                          Label Switching (MPLS) Management
	Author(s)	: T. Nadeau, J. Cucchiara
	Filename	: draft-ietf-mpls-tc-mib-08.txt
	Pages		: 23
	Date		: 2003-7-1
	
This memo defines a Management Information Base (MIB) module which
contains Textual Conventions to represent commonly used Mulitprotocol
Label Switching (MPLS) management information. The intent is that
these TEXTUAL CONVENTIONS (TCs) will be imported and used in MPLS
related MIB modules that would otherwise define their own
representations.

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I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-mpls-oam-requirements-01.txt

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	Title		: OAM Requirements for MPLS Networks
	Author(s)	: T. Nadeau et al.
	Filename	: draft-ietf-mpls-oam-requirements-01.txt
	Pages		: 11
	Date		: 2003-7-1
	
As transport of diverse traffic types such as voice, frame
relay, and ATM over MPLS become more common, the ability to detect, 
handle and diagnose control and data plane defects becomes 
critical. 
Detection and specification of how to handle those defects is not 
only important because such defects may not only affect the 
fundamental operation of an MPLS network, but also because they 
may impact SLA commitments for customers of that network.
This Internet draft describes requirements for user and data
plane operations and management (OAM) for Multi-Protocol
Label Switching (MPLS). These requirements have been gathered
from network operators who have extensive experience deploying
MPLS networks, similarly some of these requirements have
appeared in other documents [Y1710]. This draft specifies OAM 
requirements for MPLS, as well as for applications of MPLS such 
as pseudowire voice and VPN services. Those interested in specific 
issues relating to instrumenting MPLS for OAM purposes are directed 
to [FRAMEWORK]

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http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-mpls-oam-requirements-01.txt

I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-mpls-lsr-mib-11.txt

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	Title		: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switching 
                          Router (LSR)Management Information Base
	Author(s)	: C. Srinivasan, A. Viswanathan, T. Nadeau
	Filename	: draft-ietf-mpls-lsr-mib-11.txt
	Pages		: 56
	Date		: 2003-7-1
	
This memo defines an portion of the Management
Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols
in the Internet community.  In particular, it describes managed
objects to configure and/or monitor a Multi-Protocol Label 
Switching (MPLS) Label Switching Router (LSR).

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Protocol Action: Applicability Statement for Restart Mechanisms for the Label Distribution Protocol to Informational

The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'Applicability Statement for 
Restart Mechanisms for the Label Distribution Protocol' 
<draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-restart-applic-01.txt> as an Informatinal RFC. 
This document is the product of the Multiprotocol Label Switching 
Working Group. 
The IESG contact persons are Bert Wijnen and A. Zinin

TTL for the bottom VC label

I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-mpls-te-mib-11.txt

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	Title		: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic 
                          Engineering Management Information Base
	Author(s)	: C. Srinivasan, A. Viswanathan, T. Nadeau
	Filename	: draft-ietf-mpls-te-mib-11.txt
	Pages		: 70
	Date		: 2003-7-2
	
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information
Base  (MIB) for use with network management protocols in
the Internet community.  In particular, it describes
managed objects for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
based traffic engineering.

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I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-mpls-rsvp-lsp-fastreroute-03.txt

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	Title		: Fast Reroute Extensions to RSVP-TE for LSP Tunnels
	Author(s)	: P. Pan et al.
	Filename	: draft-ietf-mpls-rsvp-lsp-fastreroute-03.txt
	Pages		: 34
	Date		: 2003-7-2
	
This document defines extensions to and describes the use of RSVP to
establish backup label-switched path (LSP) tunnels for local repair
of LSP tunnels.  These mechanisms enable the re-direction of traffic
onto backup LSP tunnels in 10s of milliseconds in the event of a
failure.
Two methods are defined here.  The one-to-one backup method creates
detour LSPs for each protected LSP at each potential point of local
repair.  The facility backup method creates a bypass tunnel to
protect a potential failure point; by taking advantage of MPLS label
stacking, this bypass tunnel can protect a set of protected LSPs that
have similar backup constraints. Both methods can be used to protect
links and nodes during network failure.  The described behavior and
extensions to RSVP allow nodes to implement either or both methods
and to interoperate in a mixed network.

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