A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8227 Title: MPLS-TP Shared-Ring Protection (MSRP) Mechanism for Ring Topology Author: W. Cheng, L. Wang, H. Li, H. van Helvoort, J. Dong Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: August 2017 Mailbox: chengweiqiang@chinamobile.com, wangleiyj@chinamobile.com, lihan@chinamobile.com, huubatwork@gmail.com, jie.dong@huawei.com Pages: 56 Characters: 128880 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-mpls-tp-shared-ring-protection-06.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8227 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8227 This document describes requirements, architecture, and solutions for MPLS-TP Shared-Ring Protection (MSRP) in a ring topology for point- to-point (P2P) services. The MSRP mechanism is described to meet the ring protection requirements as described in RFC 5654. This document defines the Ring Protection Switching (RPS) protocol that is used to coordinate the protection behavior of the nodes on an MPLS ring. This document is a product of the Multiprotocol Label Switching Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC