Analysis of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)-based Recovery Mechanisms (including Protection and Restoration)
RFC 4428

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Announcement

From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
To: IETF-Announce <ietf-announce@ietf.org>
Cc: Internet Architecture Board <iab@iab.org>,
    RFC Editor <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org>, 
    ccamp mailing list <ccamp@ops.ietf.org>, 
    ccamp chair <ccamp-chairs@tools.ietf.org>
Subject: Protocol Action: 'Generalized Multi-Protocol Label 
         Switching (GMPLS) Recovery Functional Specification' to Proposed 
         Standard 

The IESG has approved the following documents:

- 'Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Recovery Functional 
   Specification '
   <draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-recovery-functional-05.txt> as a Proposed Standard
- 'Recovery (Protection and Restoration) Terminology for Generalized 
   Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) '
   <draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-recovery-terminology-07.txt> as an Informational RFC
- 'Analysis of Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)-based 
   Recovery Mechanisms (including Protection and Restoration) '
   <draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-recovery-analysis-06.txt> as an Informational RFC

These documents are products of the Common Control and Measurement Plane 
Working Group. 

The IESG contact persons are Alex Zinin and Ross Callon.

A URL of this Internet-Draft is:
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-recovery-functional-05.txt

Ballot Text

Technical Summary
 
   This set of documents presents a functional description of the protocol 
   extensions needed to support Generalized Multi-Protocol Label 
   Switching (GMPLS)-based recovery (i.e. protection and restoration). 
   Protocol specific formats and mechanisms will be described in 
   subsequent documents. 
 
Working Group Summary
 
   The WG had a consensus on advancing these documents and addressed
   AD-review comments. 
 
Protocol Quality
 
   These documents have been reviewed for the IESG by Alex Zinin.

RFC Editor Note