A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 6981 Title: A Framework for IP and MPLS Fast Reroute Using Not-Via Addresses Author: S. Bryant, S. Previdi, M. Shand Status: Informational Stream: IETF Date: August 2013 Mailbox: stbryant@cisco.com, sprevidi@cisco.com, imc.shand@googlemail.com Pages: 34 Characters: 79311 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-rtgwg-ipfrr-notvia-addresses-11.txt URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6981.txt This document presents an illustrative framework for providing fast reroute in an IP or MPLS network through encapsulation and forwarding to "not-via" addresses. The general approach described here uses a single level of encapsulation and could be used to protect unicast, multicast, and LDP traffic against link, router, and shared risk group failure, regardless of network topology and metrics. The mechanisms presented in this document are purely illustrative of the general approach and do not constitute a protocol specification. The document represents a snapshot of the work of the Routing Area Working Group at the time of publication and is published as a document of record. Further work is needed before implementation or deployment. This document is a product of the Routing Area Working Group 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/search/rfc_search.php 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