MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Survivability Framework
RFC 6372
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) N. Sprecher, Ed.
Request for Comments: 6372 Nokia Siemens Networks
Category: Informational A. Farrel, Ed.
ISSN: 2070-1721 Juniper Networks
September 2011
MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Survivability Framework
Abstract
Network survivability is the ability of a network to recover traffic
delivery following failure or degradation of network resources.
Survivability is critical for the delivery of guaranteed network
services, such as those subject to strict Service Level Agreements
(SLAs) that place maximum bounds on the length of time that services
may be degraded or unavailable.
The Transport Profile of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS-TP) is a
packet-based transport technology based on the MPLS data plane that
reuses many aspects of the MPLS management and control planes.
This document comprises a framework for the provision of
survivability in an MPLS-TP network; it describes recovery elements,
types, methods, and topological considerations. To enable data-plane
recovery, survivability may be supported by the control plane,
management plane, and by Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
(OAM) functions. This document describes mechanisms for recovering
MPLS-TP Label Switched Paths (LSPs). A detailed description of
pseudowire recovery in MPLS-TP networks is beyond the scope of this
document.
This document is a product of a joint Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) / International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication
Standardization Sector (ITU-T) effort to include an MPLS Transport
Profile within the IETF MPLS and Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge
(PWE3) architectures to support the capabilities and functionalities
of a packet-based transport network as defined by the ITU-T.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents
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approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................4
1.1. Recovery Schemes ...........................................4
1.2. Recovery Action Initiation .................................5
1.3. Recovery Context ...........................................6
1.4. Scope of This Framework ....................................7
2. Terminology and References ......................................8
3. Requirements for Survivability .................................10
4. Functional Architecture ........................................10
4.1. Elements of Control .......................................10
4.1.1. Operator Control ...................................11
4.1.2. Defect-Triggered Actions ...........................12
4.1.3. OAM Signaling ......................................12
4.1.4. Control-Plane Signaling ............................12
4.2. Recovery Scope ............................................13
4.2.1. Span Recovery ......................................13
4.2.2. Segment Recovery ...................................13
4.2.3. End-to-End Recovery ................................14
4.3. Grades of Recovery ........................................15
4.3.1. Dedicated Protection ...............................15
4.3.2. Shared Protection ..................................16
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