RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
RFC 3209, “RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 2001 by D. Awduche, L. Berger, D. Gan, T. Li, V. Srinivasan, G. Swallow. It has since been updated by RFC 3936, RFC 4420, RFC 4874, RFC 5151, RFC 5420, RFC 5711, RFC 6780, RFC 6790, RFC 7274. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the use of RSVP (Resource Reservation Protocol), including all the necessary extensions, to establish label-switched paths (LSPs) in MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching). Since the flow along an LSP is completely identified by the label applied at the ingress node of the path, these paths may be treated as tunnels. A key application of LSP tunnels is traffic engineering with MPLS as specified in RFC 2702. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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.
The canonical text of RFC 3209 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in TXT,HTML.
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