A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8256 Title: Requirements for Hitless MPLS Path Segment Monitoring Author: A. D'Alessandro, L. Andersson, S. Ueno, K. Arai, Y. Koike Status: Informational Stream: IETF Date: October 2017 Mailbox: alessandro.dalessandro@telecomitalia.it, loa@pi.nu, ueno@nttv6.jp, arai.kaoru@lab.ntt.co.jp, y.koike@vcd.nttbiz.com Pages: 16 Characters: 34052 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-mpls-tp-temporal-hitless-psm-14.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8256 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8256 One of the most important Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) capabilities for transport-network operation is fault localization. An in-service, on-demand path segment monitoring function of a transport path is indispensable, particularly when the service monitoring function is activated only between endpoints. However, the current segment monitoring approach defined for MPLS (including the MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)) in RFC 6371 "Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Framework for MPLS-Based Transport Networks" has drawbacks. This document provides an analysis of the existing MPLS-TP OAM mechanisms for the path segment monitoring and provides requirements to guide the development of new OAM tools to support Hitless Path Segment Monitoring (HPSM). This document is a product of the Multiprotocol Label Switching Working Group of the IETF. INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. 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