A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7571 Title: GMPLS RSVP-TE Extensions for Lock Instruct and Loopback Author: J. Dong, M. Chen, Z. Li, D. Ceccarelli Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: July 2015 Mailbox: jie.dong@huawei.com, mach.chen@huawei.com, lizhenqiang@chinamobile.com, daniele.ceccarelli@ericsson.com Pages: 9 Characters: 19767 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-teas-rsvp-te-li-lb-05.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7571 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7571 This document specifies extensions to Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) to support Lock Instruct (LI) and Loopback (LB) mechanisms for Label Switched Paths (LSPs). These mechanisms are applicable to technologies that use Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) for the control plane. This document is a product of the Traffic Engineering Architecture and Signaling 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