RFC 4216 · INFORMATIONAL · 2005

MPLS Inter-Autonomous System Traffic Engineering Requirements

Overview

RFC 4216, “MPLS Inter-Autonomous System Traffic Engineering Requirements”, is an Informational document published in November 2005 by R. Zhang, J.-P. Vasseur. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document discusses requirements for the support of inter-AS MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS TE). Its main objective is to present a set of requirements and scenarios which would result in general guidelines for the definition, selection, and specification development for any technical solution(s) meeting these requirements and supporting the scenarios. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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