{"draft":"draft-ietf-mpls-tp-gach-dcn-06","doc_id":"RFC5718","title":"An In-Band Data Communication Network For the MPLS Transport Profile","authors":["D. Beller","A. Farrel"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"8","pub_status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","source":"Multiprotocol Label Switching","abstract":"The Generic Associated Channel (G-ACh) has been defined as a\r\ngeneralization of the pseudowire (PW) associated control channel to\r\nenable the realization of a control\/communication channel that is associated\r\nwith Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switched Paths\r\n(LSPs), MPLS PWs, MPLS LSP segments, and MPLS sections between\r\nadjacent MPLS-capable devices.\r\n\r\nThe MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) is a profile of the MPLS\r\narchitecture that identifies elements of the MPLS toolkit that may be\r\ncombined to build a carrier-grade packet transport network based on\r\nMPLS packet switching technology.\r\n\r\nThis document describes how the G-ACh may be used to provide the\r\ninfrastructure that forms part of the Management Communication\r\nNetwork (MCN) and a Signaling Communication Network (SCN).\r\nCollectively, the MCN and SCN may be referred to as the Data\r\nCommunication Network (DCN).  This document explains how MCN and SCN\r\nmessages are encapsulated, carried on the G-ACh, and demultiplexed\r\nfor delivery to the management or signaling\/routing control plane\r\ncomponents on an MPLS-TP node.  [STANDARDS-TRACK]","pub_date":"January 2010","keywords":["[---------]","MPLS-TP","DCN","SCN","MCN","G-Ach","GAL"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC5718","errata_url":null}