Concluded WG GMPLS Controlled Ethernet Label Switching (gels)
Note: The data for concluded WGs is occasionally incorrect.
| WG | Name | GMPLS Controlled Ethernet Label Switching | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acronym | gels | ||
| Area | Routing Area (rtg) | ||
| State | Concluded | ||
| Charter | charter-ietf-gels-01 Approved | ||
| Document dependencies | |||
| Personnel | Chairs | Dimitri Papadimitriou, Loa Andersson |
Final Charter for Working Group
Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) signaling and
routing is applicable to Layer 2 technologies. However, up to now,
very little attention has been given to the control of Ethernet
switches using GMPLS protocols in support of point-to-point paths.
The purpose of this BoF is to determine interest in applying GMPLS to
Ethernet LSR. As it is a non-objective of the IETF to initiate any
Ethernet data plane work, the purpose of this BoF is also to highlight
and discuss foreseen interactions with other SDOs, in particular, the
IEEE 802.1, with respect to the data plane operations.
This BOF will also discuss the consequent GMPLS control plane
requirements and what extensions to existing GMPLS protocols may be
required and whether there is cause and support for this work within
the IETF.