Multiprotocol Label Switching (mpls)
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 Charter

 Current Status: Active

 Chairs:
     Loa Andersson <loa@pi.nu>
     Nicolai Leymann <n.leymann@telekom.de>
     Tarek Saad <tsaad.net@gmail.com>

 Routing Area Directors:
     Deborah Brungard <db3546@att.com>
     Alvaro Retana <aretana.ietf@gmail.com>
     Martin Vigoureux <martin.vigoureux@nokia.com>

 Routing Area Advisor:
     Deborah Brungard <db3546@att.com>

 Tech Advisor:
     George Swallow <swallow.ietf@gmail.com>

 Secretary:
     Mach Chen <mach.chen@huawei.com>

 Mailing Lists:
     General Discussion: mpls@ietf.org
     To Subscribe:       https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls
     Archive:            https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/mpls/

Description of Working Group:

  The MPLS working group is responsible for standardizing
  technology for label switching and for the implementation of
  label-switched paths over packet based link-level
  technologies.

  The working group's responsibilities include procedures and
  protocols for the distribution of labels between Label Switching
  Routers (LSRs), MPLS packet encapsulation, and for Operation,
  Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for MPLS systems
  including the necessary management objects expressed as
  YANG models or MIB modules.

  The current WG focus areas and work items are:

  - Maintain existing MPLS requirements, mechanisms, and protocols,
    as currently documented in RFCs, in coordination with other
    working groups that work in overlapping areas including the
    BESS, BFD, CCAMP, OPSAWG, PALS, SPRING, and TEAS
    working groups.

  - Evolve key MPLS protocols, including LDP, tLDP, mLDP, RSVP-TE
    for packet networks, and LSP Ping to meet new requirements.

  - Document MPLS-specific aspects of traffic engineering including
    for multi-areas/multi-AS scenarios in cooperation with the TEAS
    working group.

  - Coordinate the work on RSVP-TE with CCAMP and TEAS. In the cases
    where there is an overlap, generic parts will be done by the TEAS
    working group, MPLS data plane specific parts will be done by the
    MPLS working group, and support for any other specific data planes
    will be done by the CCAMP working group. The TEAS working group acts
    as the hub for coordinating this work, and the MPLS working group
    will track agreements about work to be done in this working group
    through milestones in this charter.

  - Define data models for MPLS working group related solutions.
    YANG models and MIB modules may be considered. Coordinate with
    the LIME and NETMOD working groups for core YANG models.

  - Define an overall OAM framework for topology-driven, traffic
    engineered, and transport profile MPLS applications to achieve
    a common set of approaches and tools across the full family of
    MPLS applications.

  - Define the necessary extensions for MPLS key protocols for dual-
    stack and IPv6-only networks.

  - Document current implementation practices for MPLS load sharing.

  - Document mechanisms for securing MPLS protocols and data plane.

  - Document mechanisms for adding multi-topology support to existing
    MPLS protocols.

  - Define the necessary protection protocols and scenarios for transport
    profile MPLS applications

  - Document use cases for MPLS protocols.

Goals and Milestones:
  Done     - Submit documents from original MPLS effort to IESG
  Done     - Framework for IP multicast over label-switched paths ready for advancement.
  Done     - LDP fault tolerance specification ready for advancement to Proposed Standard.
  Done     - Submit Definitions of Managed Objects for MultoiProtocol Label Switching, Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
  Done     - Specification for MPLS-specific recovery ready for advancement.
  Done     - Submit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Forward Equivalency Class-To-Next Hop Label Forwarding Entry Management Information Base to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
  Done     - Submit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switching Router (LSR), Management Information Base to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
  Done     - Submit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Management Overview to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
  Done     - Submit Definitions of Textual Conventions for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Management to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
  Done     - Submit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic  Engineering Management Information Base to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
  Done     - Submit the Traffic Engineering Link MIB to the IESG for as a Proposed Standard
  Done     - Submit a specification on Encapsulations to carry MPLS over IP and GRE to the IESG for as a Proposed Standard
  Done     - Submit specification on LSP Ping to the IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
  Done     - Submit a document defining the scope, requirements, and issues to resolve for setup of P2MP TE LSPs (MPLS and GMPLS)
  Done     - Submit an OAM Framework Document to the IESG for publication as an Informational RFC
  Done     - Submit a BCP on MPLS load sharing to the IESG
  Done     - Submit specification on LSR Self Test to the IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
  Done     - Submit document(s) specifying protocol extensions, enhancements and mechanisms for setup of P2MP TE LSPs
  Done     - Submit point to multipoint TE MIB to IESG as proposed standard
  Done     - Submit EXP field clarification document to IESG as proposed standard
  Done     - Submit a specification on Soft Pre-emption of LSP Tunnels to the IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
  Done     - Submit LDP extensions for P2MP LSPs
  Done     - Submit MPLS security framework for publication as an informational RFC
  Done     - Submit requirements for point-to-multipoint extensions to LDP
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-gtsm for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-itu-t-identifiers for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-entropy-label for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-security-framework for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ipv6-pw-lsp-ping for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-in-band-signaling for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-ethernet-addressing  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-ring-protection for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-use-cases-and-design  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-gach-adv  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-retire-ach-tlv for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-hsmp for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-mip-mep-map  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-rosetta-stone  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-dod  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-return-path-specified-lsp-ping  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-targeted-mldp for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-p2mp-framework for publication
  Done     - draft-ietf-mpls-tp-psc-itu
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-moving-iana-registries for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-hello-crypto-auth for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-extended-admin-group for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-forwardig for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-special-purpose-labels
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-applicability-label-adv  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-ttl-tlv  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-psc-updates for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-multi-topology for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-smp-requirements for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-deprecate-bgp-entropy-label for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-in-band-wildcard-encoding for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-pim-sm-over-mldp
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-te-mib for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-p2mp-loose-path-reopt for publicatiion
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ipv6-only-gap for publication
  Mar 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-oam-id-mib for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ipv6  for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-seamless-mcast for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ip-pw-capability for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-in-udp for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-proxy-lsp-ping fpr publication
  Done     - ** Progress draft-ietf-mpls-pim-sm-over-mldp to publication
  Done     - ++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-registry to publication
  May 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-relay-reply for publication
  May 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-node-protection for publication
  May 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-rfc6374-udp-return-path for publicatiion
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-registry for publication
  Done     - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-oam-ipv6-rao for publication
  May 2015 - ++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-seamless-mcast to publication
  May 2015 - ++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ipv6 for publication to publication
  May 2015 - ++ Progress  draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ip-pw-capability to publication
  Jun 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-seamless-mpls for publication
  Jun 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-reply-mode-simple for publication
  Jun 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-mpls-tp-oam-conf for publication
  Jun 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-entropy-lsp-ping for publication
  Jun 2015 - ++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-proxy-lsp-ping to publication
  Jun 2015 - ++ Progress  draft-ietf-mpls-oam-ipv6-rao to publication
  Jun 2015 - ++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-in-udp to publication
  Jul 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-te-express-path
  Aug 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-temporal-hitless-psm for publication
  Aug 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-linear-protection-mib
  Aug 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-mrt for publication
  Aug 2015 - Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-lag-multipath for publication