A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries.
RFC 8595
Title: An MPLS-Based Forwarding Plane for
Service Function Chaining
Author: A. Farrel,
S. Bryant,
J. Drake
Status: Standards Track
Stream: IETF
Date: June 2019
Mailbox: [email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected]
Pages: 32
Characters: 69090
Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None
I-D Tag: draft-ietf-mpls-sfc-07.txt
URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8595
DOI: 10.17487/RFC8595
This document describes how Service Function Chaining (SFC) can be
achieved in an MPLS network by means of a logical representation of
the Network Service Header (NSH) in an MPLS label stack. That is,
the NSH is not used, but the fields of the NSH are mapped to fields
in the MPLS label stack. This approach does not deprecate or replace
the NSH, but it acknowledges that there may be a need for an interim
deployment of SFC functionality in brownfield networks.
This document is a product of the Multiprotocol Label Switching Working Group
of the IETF.
This is now a Proposed Standard.
STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track
protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official
Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the
standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists.
To subscribe or unsubscribe, see
https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist
For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search
For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk
Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the
author of the RFC in question, or to [email protected]. Unless
specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for
unlimited distribution.
The RFC Editor Team
Association Management Solutions, LLC
