The IESG has received a request from the Pseudowire And LDP-enabled Services WG (pals) to consider the following document: - 'Using A Generic Associated Channel Label as a Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification Channel Indicator' <draft-ietf-pals-vccv-for-gal-05.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 2015-09-08. 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 The Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV) protocol specified in RFC 5085 provides a control channel (CC) that is associated with a pseudowire (PW). This document specifies an additional VCCV control channel type to be used with pseudowires (PW) which do not use the PW Control Word and which are carried over an MPLS network. This new VCCV CC type uses the Generic Associated Channel Label defined in RFC5586 to distinguish VCCV packets from packets carrying user data. This new VCCV CC type introduces compatibility with the method of MPLS Label Switched Path Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) identification, particularly in MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) networks (RFC5921). The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pals-vccv-for-gal/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pals-vccv-for-gal/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
