IETF RFC 3031

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IETF Request for Comments Internet standard

IETF RFC 3031 is the foundational standards document that specifies the architecture and key mechanisms of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in IP networks.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IETF Request for Comments ⓘ Internet standard ⓘ
appliesTo	IP networks ⓘ multiprotocol networks ⓘ
area	Routing Area ⓘ
category	Standards Track ⓘ
defines	Forwarding Equivalence Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Label Edge Router ⓘ Label Switched Path NERFINISHED ⓘ Label Switching Router ⓘ MPLS forwarding model ⓘ MPLS label ⓘ MPLS label stack ⓘ MPLS shim header usage ⓘ Multiprotocol Label Switching architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ conservative label retention ⓘ downstream unsolicited label distribution ⓘ downstream-on-demand label distribution ⓘ independent control ⓘ label distribution control modes ⓘ label merging ⓘ label swapping ⓘ liberal label retention ⓘ ordered control ⓘ penultimate hop popping ⓘ
foundationFor	MPLS VPNs NERFINISHED ⓘ MPLS traffic engineering ⓘ MPLS-based QoS mechanisms ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
obsoletedBy	IETF RFC 3031bis (work in progress, not yet an RFC as of 2024) NERFINISHED ⓘ
publishedBy	Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ surface form: IETF Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
relatedTo	IETF RFC 3032 NERFINISHED ⓘ IETF RFC 3036 NERFINISHED ⓘ IETF RFC 3209 NERFINISHED ⓘ
specifies	MPLS data plane behavior ⓘ MPLS forwarding between Label Switching Routers ⓘ constraints on label distribution protocols ⓘ encapsulation of MPLS labels with network layer packets ⓘ interaction of MPLS with conventional IP routing ⓘ requirements for MPLS-capable routers ⓘ support for multiple network layer protocols over MPLS ⓘ use of label stacks for hierarchical routing ⓘ
standardizes	core MPLS architectural concepts ⓘ
status	Proposed Standard ⓘ
stream	Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ surface form: IETF
subject	Multiprotocol Label Switching NERFINISHED ⓘ packet switching ⓘ routing architecture ⓘ
title	Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
workingGroup	Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Working Group NERFINISHED ⓘ

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