@techreport{delregno-pwe3-mandatory-control-word-00, number = {draft-delregno-pwe3-mandatory-control-word-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-delregno-pwe3-mandatory-control-word/00/}, author = {Nick Del Regno and Thomas Nadeau and Vishwas Manral and David Ward}, title = {{Mandatory Use of Control Word for PWE3 Encapsulations}}, pagetotal = 6, year = 2010, month = oct, day = 18, abstract = {Of the many variations of PWE3 Encapsulations and Modes (e.g. Ethernet, Port Mode, VLAN Mode, etc), only five have the Control Word (CW) as being optional. As a result, this causes an issue with VCCV Control Channel selection. This draft endeavors to resolve the issue going forward by making the Control Word, and subsequently the CW- based VCCV Control Channel, mandatory for all PWE3 Encapsulations.}, }