CONTENTS

1 Scope 
2 References 
3 Definitions  
4 Abbreviations and acronyms        
5 Conventions     
6 Functional architecture of T-MPLS networks       
        6.1 General  
        6.2 T-MPLS network layered structure
        6.3 T-MPLS layer network     
        6.4 T-MPLS layer network partitioning
        6.5 T-MPLS label behaviour   
        6.6 Penultimate hop popping (PHP)     
        6.7     LSP tunnels           
        6.8     T-MPLS hierarchies          
 7     Server/client associations 
        7.1     TM/client adaptation          
        7.2     TM/TM adaptation
        7.3     Server/TM adaptation        
 8     T-MPLS network management    
 9     T-MPLS survivability techniques  
        9.1     Protection techniques         
        9.2 Network restoration          
10 T-MPLS and support of the Diff-Serv Architecture         
       10.1 T-MPLS TTL behaviour   
       10.2 T-MPLS EXP behaviour  
11 T-MPLS signalling communication network         
       11.1 Shared trail SCN links      
       11.2 Shared hop SCN links      
       11.3 Independent SCN links     
12     T-MPLS management communication network   
Appendix I – Functional model for describing PWE3 and MPLS network interworking     
Appendix II – Support of IP/MPLS LSR-based networks by T-MPLS networks supporting point-to-point Ethernet services     
Appendix III – Platform and interface label spaces     
Bibliography