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WG	Name		Multiprotocol Label Switching
	Acronym		mpls
	Area		Routing Area (rtg)
	State		Active
	Charter		charter-ietf-mpls-07 Approved
	Status update		Show Changed 2018-11-10
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	Additional resources		Issue tracker, Wiki, Zulip Stream
Personnel	Chairs		Nicolai Leymann, Tarek Saad, Tony Li
	Area Director		Jim Guichard
	Secretary		Mach Chen
Mailing list	Address		mpls@ietf.org
	To subscribe		https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls
	Archive		https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/mpls/
Chat	Room address		https://zulip.ietf.org/#narrow/stream/mpls

Charter for Working Group

The MPLS working group is responsible for standardizing
technology for label switching and for the implementation of
label-switched paths over packet based link-level
technologies.

The working group's responsibilities include procedures and
protocols for the distribution of labels between Label Switching
Routers (LSRs), MPLS packet encapsulation, and for Operation,
Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for MPLS systems
including the necessary management objects expressed as
YANG models or MIB modules.

The current WG focus areas and work items are:

• Maintain existing MPLS requirements, mechanisms, and protocols,
  as currently documented in RFCs, in coordination with other
  working groups that work in overlapping areas including the
  BESS, BFD, CCAMP, OPSAWG, PALS, SPRING, and TEAS
  working groups.

• Evolve key MPLS protocols, including LDP, tLDP, mLDP, RSVP-TE
  for packet networks, and LSP Ping to meet new requirements.

• Document MPLS-specific aspects of traffic engineering including
  for multi-areas/multi-AS scenarios in cooperation with the TEAS
  working group.

• Coordinate the work on RSVP-TE with CCAMP and TEAS. In the cases
  where there is an overlap, generic parts will be done by the TEAS
  working group, MPLS data plane specific parts will be done by the
  MPLS working group, and support for any other specific data planes
  will be done by the CCAMP working group. The TEAS working group acts
  as the hub for coordinating this work, and the MPLS working group
  will track agreements about work to be done in this working group
  through milestones in this charter.

• Define data models for MPLS working group related solutions.
  YANG models and MIB modules may be considered. Coordinate with
  the LIME and NETMOD working groups for core YANG models.

• Define an overall OAM framework for topology-driven, traffic
  engineered, and transport profile MPLS applications to achieve
  a common set of approaches and tools across the full family of
  MPLS applications.

• Define the necessary extensions for MPLS key protocols for dual-
  stack and IPv6-only networks.

• Document current implementation practices for MPLS load sharing.

• Document mechanisms for securing MPLS protocols and data plane.

• Document mechanisms for adding multi-topology support to existing
  MPLS protocols.

• Define the necessary protection protocols and scenarios for transport
  profile MPLS applications

• Document use cases for MPLS protocols.

Abandoned milestones

Date	Milestone	Associated documents
Abandoned	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-seamless-mpls for publication	draft-ietf-mpls-seamless-mpls

Done milestones

Date	Milestone	Associated documents
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-temporal-hitless-psm for publication	rfc8256 (was draft-ietf-mpls-tp-temporal-hitless-psm)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-linear-protection-mib	rfc8150 (was draft-ietf-mpls-tp-linear-protection-mib)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-lag-multipath for publication	rfc8611 (was draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-lag-multipath)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-mrt for publication	rfc8320 (was draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-mrt)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-reply-mode-simple for publication	rfc7737 (was draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-reply-mode-simple)
Done	++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-in-udp to publication	rfc7510 (was draft-ietf-mpls-in-udp)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-mpls-tp-oam-conf for publication	rfc7759 (was draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-mpls-tp-oam-conf)
Done	++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-oam-ipv6-rao to publication	rfc7506 (was draft-ietf-mpls-oam-ipv6-rao)
Done	++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-proxy-lsp-ping to publication	rfc7555 (was draft-ietf-mpls-proxy-lsp-ping)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-entropy-lsp-ping for publication	rfc8012 (was draft-ietf-mpls-entropy-lsp-ping)
Done	++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-seamless-mcast to publication	rfc7524 (was draft-ietf-mpls-seamless-mcast)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-oam-ipv6-rao for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-registry for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-node-protection for publication	rfc7715 (was draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-node-protection)
Done	++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ipv6 for publication to publication	rfc7552 (was draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ipv6)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-rfc6374-udp-return-path for publicatiion	rfc7876 (was draft-ietf-mpls-rfc6374-udp-return-path)
Done	++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ip-pw-capability to publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-relay-reply for publication	rfc7743 (was draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-relay-reply)
Done	++ Progress draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-registry to publication
Done	** Progress draft-ietf-mpls-pim-sm-over-mldp to publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-oam-id-mib for publication	rfc7697 (was draft-ietf-mpls-tp-oam-id-mib)
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ipv6 for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-seamless-mcast for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-proxy-lsp-ping fpr publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ip-pw-capability for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-in-udp for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ipv6-only-gap for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-p2mp-loose-path-reopt for publicatiion
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-te-mib for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-pim-sm-over-mldp
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-in-band-wildcard-encoding for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-smp-requirements for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-deprecate-bgp-entropy-label for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-multi-topology for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-psc-updates for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-ttl-tlv for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-applicability-label-adv for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-special-purpose-labels
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-hello-crypto-auth for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-extended-admin-group for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-forwardig for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-moving-iana-registries for publication
Done	draft-ietf-mpls-tp-psc-itu
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-p2mp-framework for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-targeted-mldp for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-return-path-specified-lsp-ping for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-rosetta-stone for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-mip-mep-map for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-hsmp for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-dod for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-retire-ach-tlv for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-use-cases-and-design for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-ethernet-addressing for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-gach-adv for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-ring-protection for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ipv6-pw-lsp-ping for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-security-framework for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-mldp-in-band-signaling for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-tp-itu-t-identifiers for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-entropy-label for publication
Done	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-gtsm for publication
Done	Submit requirements for point-to-multipoint extensions to LDP
Done	Submit MPLS security framework for publication as an informational RFC
Done	Submit LDP extensions for P2MP LSPs
Done	Submit a specification on Soft Pre-emption of LSP Tunnels to the IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
Done	Submit EXP field clarification document to IESG as proposed standard
Done	Submit point to multipoint TE MIB to IESG as proposed standard
Done	Submit document(s) specifying protocol extensions, enhancements and mechanisms for setup of P2MP TE LSPs
Done	Submit specification on LSR Self Test to the IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
Done	Submit a BCP on MPLS load sharing to the IESG
Done	Submit an OAM Framework Document to the IESG for publication as an Informational RFC
Done	Submit specification on LSP Ping to the IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
Done	Submit a document defining the scope, requirements, and issues to resolve for setup of P2MP TE LSPs (MPLS and GMPLS)
Done	Submit a specification on Encapsulations to carry MPLS over IP and GRE to the IESG for as a Proposed Standard
Done	Submit the Traffic Engineering Link MIB to the IESG for as a Proposed Standard
Done	Submit Definitions of Managed Objects for MultoiProtocol Label Switching, Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
Done	Submit Definitions of Textual Conventions for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Management to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
Done	Submit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic Engineering Management Information Base to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
Done	Submit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switching Router (LSR), Management Information Base to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
Done	Submit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Management Overview to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
Done	Submit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Forward Equivalency Class-To-Next Hop Label Forwarding Entry Management Information Base to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
Done	Specification for MPLS-specific recovery ready for advancement.
Done	LDP fault tolerance specification ready for advancement to Proposed Standard.
Done	Framework for IP multicast over label-switched paths ready for advancement.
Done	Submit documents from original MPLS effort to IESG

Moved To Teas milestones

Date	Milestone	Associated documents
Moved To Teas	Submit draft-ietf-mpls-te-express-path	rfc7823 (was draft-ietf-teas-te-express-path) draft-ietf-mpls-te-express-path