@misc{rfc8184, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 8184, howpublished = {RFC 8184}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC8184}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8184}, author = {Weiqiang Cheng and Lei Wang and Han Li and Shahram Davari and Jie Dong}, title = {{Dual-Homing Protection for MPLS and the MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) Pseudowires}}, pagetotal = 11, year = 2017, month = jun, abstract = {This document describes a framework and several scenarios for a pseudowire (PW) dual-homing local protection mechanism that avoids unnecessary switchovers and does not depend on whether a control plane is used. A Dual-Node Interconnection (DNI) PW is used to carry traffic between the dual-homing Provider Edge (PE) nodes when a failure occurs in one of the Attachment Circuits (AC) or PWs. This PW dual-homing local protection mechanism is complementary to existing PW protection mechanisms.}, }