The IESG has received a request from the Multiprotocol Label Switching WG (mpls) to consider the following document: - 'Return Path Specified LSP Ping' <draft-ietf-mpls-return-path-specified-lsp-ping-12.txt> as Proposed Standard The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2013-09-04. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This document defines extensions to the failure-detection protocol for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switched Paths (LSPs) known as "LSP Ping" that allow selection of the LSP to use for the echo reply return path. Enforcing a specific return path can be used to verify bidirectional connectivity and also increase LSP ping robustness. It may also be used by Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for MPLS bootstrap signaling thereby making BFD for MPLS more robust. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-mpls-return-path-specified-lsp-ping/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-mpls-return-path-specified-lsp-ping/ballot/ The following IPR Declarations may be related to this I-D: http://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1491/
