RFC 3107 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2001

Carrying Label Information in BGP-4

Overview

RFC 3107, “Carrying Label Information in BGP-4”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2001 by Y. Rekhter, E. Rosen. It has since been updated by RFC 6790. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8277 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the way in which the label mapping information for a particular route is piggybacked in the same Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Update message that is used to distribute the route itself. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 8277
Updated by
RFC 6790
Other RFCs from 2001

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