CONTENTS

 

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Definitions  
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms        
 5     Conventions     
 6     Network models  
        6.1     MPLS infrastructure          
        6.2     Interworking LSP  
        6.3     ATM-MPLS network       
        6.4     L3 VPN MPLS networks  
        6.5     L2 VPN MPLS networks  
 7     Related Recommendations and context    
        7.1     User plane aspects 
        7.2     Data plane recovery mechanisms    
        7.3     Control plane aspects        
        7.4     Management aspects         
        7.5     Security  
        7.6     OAM relationship between client layers and MPLS server layer     
 8     MPLS TMN aspects       
        8.1     MPLS network supervisory function          
Appendix I – Detection of data plane defects     
        I.1        Detection of transmission interface failures
        I.2        Detection of node failures 
        I.3        Detection of path failures  
Appendix II – Diagnostic tools     
       II.1     Virtual channel connectivity verification       
       II.2     Label switched router self test         
Appendix III – MPLS management capabilities     
      III.1     MPLS data plane management       
      III.2     MPLS LDP control plane management       
Appendix IV – Fault management     
       IV.1     Bidirectional forwarding detection 
Bibliography