A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8359 Title: Network-Assigned Upstream Label Author: X. Zhang, Ed., V. Beeram, Ed., I. Bryskin, D. Ceccarelli, O. Gonzalez de Dios Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: March 2018 Mailbox: zhang.xian@huawei.com, vbeeram@juniper.net, igor.bryskin@huawei.com, daniele.ceccarelli@ericsson.com, ogondio@tid.es Pages: 10 Characters: 20447 Updates: RFC 3471, RFC 3473, RFC 6205 I-D Tag: draft-ietf-teas-network-assigned-upstream-label-12.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8359 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8359 This document discusses a Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Resource reSerVation Protocol with Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) mechanism that enables the network to assign an upstream label for a bidirectional Label Switched Path (LSP). This is useful in scenarios where a given node does not have sufficient information to assign the correct upstream label on its own and needs to rely on the downstream node to pick an appropriate label. This document updates RFCs 3471, 3473, and 6205 as it defines processing for a special label value in the UPSTREAM_LABEL object. This document is a product of the Traffic Engineering Architecture and Signaling 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