Link Management Protocol
RFC 4204, “Link Management Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2005 by J. Lang. It has since been updated by RFC 6898. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
For scalability purposes, multiple data links can be combined to form a single traffic engineering (TE) link. Furthermore, the management of TE links is not restricted to in-band messaging, but instead can be done using out-of-band techniques. This document specifies a link management protocol (LMP) that runs between a pair of nodes and is used to manage TE links. Specifically, LMP will be used to maintain control channel connectivity, verify the physical connectivity of the data links, correlate the link property information, suppress downstream alarms, and localize link failures for protection/restoration purposes in multiple kinds of networks. [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.
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- RFC 4203 OSPF Extensions in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching
- RFC 4205 Intermediate System to Intermediate System Extensions in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching
- RFC 4202 Routing Extensions in Support of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching
- RFC 4206 Label Switched Paths Hierarchy with Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering
- RFC 4201 Link Bundling in MPLS Traffic Engineering
- RFC 4207 Synchronous Optical Network /Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Encoding for Link Management Protocol Test Messages
- RFC 4208 Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching User-Network Interface : Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering Support for the Overlay Model
- RFC 4209 Link Management Protocol for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Optical Line Systems