A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 5994 Title: Application of Ethernet Pseudowires to MPLS Transport Networks Author: S. Bryant, Ed., M. Morrow, G. Swallow, R. Cherukuri, T. Nadeau, N. Harrison, B. Niven-Jenkins Status: Informational Stream: IETF Date: October 2010 Mailbox: stbryant@cisco.com, mmorrow@cisco.com, swallow@cisco.com, cherukuri@juniper.net, thomas.nadeau@huawei.com, neil.2.harrison@bt.com, ben@niven-jenkins.co.uk Pages: 11 Characters: 24394 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-pwe3-mpls-transport-04.txt URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5994.txt Ethernet pseudowires are widely deployed to support packet transport of Ethernet services. These services in-turn provide transport for a variety of client networks, e.g., IP and MPLS. This document uses procedures defined in the existing IETF specifications of Ethernet pseudowires carried over MPLS networks. Many of the requirements for the services provided by the mechanisms explained in this document are also recognized by the MPLS transport profile (MPLS-TP) design effort formed jointly by the IETF and ITU-T. The solution described here does not address all of the MPLS-TP requirements, but it provides a viable form of packet transport service using tools that are already available. This document also serves as an indication that existing MPLS techniques form an appropriate basis for the design of a fully- featured packet transport solution addressing all of the requirements of MPLS-TP. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge to Edge 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 http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce http://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfcsearch.html. For downloading RFCs, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html. 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 _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce