@techreport{swallow-mpls-lsr-self-test-00, number = {draft-swallow-mpls-lsr-self-test-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-swallow-mpls-lsr-self-test/00/}, author = {George Swallow and Dan Tappan}, title = {{LSR Self-Test}}, pagetotal = 13, year = 2003, month = jun, day = 26, abstract = {This document defines a means of self test for a Label-Switched Router (LSR) to verify that its dataplane is functioning for certain key Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) applications including unicast forwarding based on LDP {[}LDP{]} and traffic engineering tunnels based on {[}RSVP-TE{]}. A new Loopback FEC type is defined to allow an upstream neighbor to assist in the testing at very low cost. MPLS Echo Request and MPLS Echo Reply messages {[}LSP-Ping{]} messages are extended to do the actually probing.}, }