RFC 4377 on Operations and Management (OAM) Requirements for Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Networks

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        RFC 4377

        Title:      Operations and Management (OAM) Requirements 
                    for Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Networks 
        Author:     T. Nadeau,  M. Morrow, G. Swallow,  D. Allan, 
                    S. Matsushima
        Status:     Informational
        Date:       February 2006
        Mailbox:    tnadeau@cisco.com, mmorrow@cisco.com, 
                    swallow@cisco.com,  dallan@nortel.com, 
                    satoru@ft.solteria.net
        Pages:      15
        Characters: 31889
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-mpls-oam-requirements-07.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4377.txt

This document specifies Operations and Management (OAM) requirements
for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), as well as for applications
of MPLS, such as pseudo-wire voice and virtual private network
services.  These requirements have been gathered from network
operators who have extensive experience deploying MPLS networks.  This memo provides information for the Internet community.

This document is a product of the Multiprotocol Label Switching Working Group of the IETF.

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