A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7490 Title: Remote Loop-Free Alternate (LFA) Fast Reroute (FRR) Author: S. Bryant, C. Filsfils, S. Previdi, M. Shand, N. So Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: April 2015 Mailbox: stbryant@cisco.com, cfilsfil@cisco.com, sprevidi@cisco.com, imc.shand@gmail.com, ningso@vinci-systems.com Pages: 29 Characters: 66207 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-rtgwg-remote-lfa-11.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7490 This document describes an extension to the basic IP fast reroute mechanism, described in RFC 5286, that provides additional backup connectivity for point-to-point link failures when none can be provided by the basic mechanisms. This document is a product of the Routing Area Working Group 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/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