RFC 5143 · HISTORIC · 2008

Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Circuit Emulation Service over MPLS Encapsulation

Overview

RFC 5143, “Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Circuit Emulation Service over MPLS Encapsulation”, is a Historic document published in February 2008 by A. Malis, J. Brayley, J. Shirron, L. Martini, S. Vogelsang. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4842 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a historical method for encapsulating Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH) Path signals for transport across packet-switched networks (PSNs). The PSNs explicitly supported by this document include MPLS and IP. Note that RFC 4842 describes the standards-track protocol for this functionality, and new implementations must use RFC 4842 rather than this document except when interoperability with older implementations is desired. This memo defines a Historic Document for the Internet community.

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What “Historic” means

A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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RFC 4842
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