RFC 9160 · INFORMATIONAL · 2021

Export of MPLS Segment Routing Label Type Information in IP Flow Information Export

Overview

RFC 9160, “Export of MPLS Segment Routing Label Type Information in IP Flow Information Export”, is an Informational document published in December 2021 by T. Graf. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document introduces new IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) code points to identify which traffic is being forwarded based on which MPLS control plane protocol is used within a Segment Routing domain. In particular, this document defines five code points for the IPFIX mplsTopLabelType Information Element for Path Computation Element (PCE), IS-IS, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, and BGP MPLS Segment Routing extensions.

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