Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 5602
Category: Standards Track
D. Zelig, Ed.
Oversi
T. Nadeau, Ed.
BT
July 2009

Pseudowire (PW) over MPLS PSN Management Information Base (MIB)

Abstract

This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes a MIB module for PW operation over Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switching Routers (LSRs).

Status of This Memo

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 "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

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Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................2
   2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................2
   3. Terminology .....................................................3
   4. Overview ........................................................3
   5. Features Checklist ..............................................4
   6. MIB Module Usage ................................................5
   7. PW-MPLS-STD-MIB Example .........................................7
   8. Object Definitions ..............................................8
   9. Security Considerations ........................................28
   10. IANA Considerations ...........................................29
   11. References ....................................................29
   
      11.1. Normative References .....................................29
      11.2. Informative References ...................................30

1. Introduction

This document describes a model for managing pseudowire services for transmission over different flavors of MPLS tunnels. The general PW MIB module [RFC5601] defines the parameters global to the PW regardless of the underlying Packet Switched Network (PSN) and emulated service. This document is applicable for PWs that use MPLS PSN type in the PW-STD-MIB.

This document describes the MIB objects that define pseudowire association to the MPLS PSN, in a way that is not specific to the carried service.

Together, [RFC3811] and [RFC3812] describe the modeling of an MPLS tunnel, and a tunnel's underlying cross-connects. This MIB module supports MPLS-TE PSN, non-TE MPLS PSN (an outer tunnel created by the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) or manually), and MPLS PW label only (no outer tunnel).

2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework

For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of RFC 3410 [RFC3410].

Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are generally accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC2580].

3. Terminology

   This document uses terminology from the document describing the PW
   architecture [RFC3985], [RFC3916], and [RFC4447].

The terms "outbound" and "inbound" in this MIB module are based on the common practice in the MPLS standards; i.e. "outbound" is toward the PSN. However, where these terms are used in an object name, the object description clarifies the exact packet direction to prevent confusion with these terms in other documents.

"PSN tunnel" is a general term indicating a virtual connection between the two Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) edge devices. Each tunnel may potentially carry multiple PWs inside. An MPLS tunnel is within the scope of this document.

This document uses terminology from the document describing the MPLS architecture [RFC3031] for MPLS PSN. A Label Switched Path (LSP) is modeled as described in [RFC3811] and [RFC3812] via a series of cross-connects through one or more Label Switching Routers (LSRs).

In MPLS PSN, a PW connection typically uses a PW label within a tunnel label [RFC4447]. Multiple pseudowires each with a unique PW label can share the same tunnel. For PW transport over MPLS, the tunnel label is known as the "outer" label, while the PW label is known as the "inner" label. An exception to this is with adjacent LSRs or the use of a Penultimate Hop Popping (PHP). In this case, there is an option for PWs to connect directly without an outer label.

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [BCP14].

4. Overview

The MIB module structure for defining a PW service consists of three layers of MIB modules functioning together. This general model is defined in the PWE3 architecture [RFC3985]. The layering model is intended to sufficiently isolate PW services from the underlying PSN layer that carries the emulated service. This is done at the same time as providing a standard means for connecting any supported services to any supported PSNs.

The first layer, known as the service layer, contains service- specific modules. These modules define service-specific management objects that interface or collaborate with existing MIB modules for the native version of the service. The service-specific module "glues" the standard modules to the PWE3 MIB modules.

The next layer of the PWE3 MIB structure is the PW MIB module [RFC5601]. This module is used to configure general parameters of PWs that are common to all types of emulated services and PSNs. This layer is connected to the service-specific layer above and the PSN layer below.

The PSN layer provides PSN-specific modules for each type of PSN. These modules associate the PW with one or more "tunnels" that carry the service over the PSN. These modules are used to "glue" the PW service to the underlying PSN-specific MIB modules. This document defines the MIB module for PW over MPLS PSN.

[RFC5542] defines some of the object types used in these modules.

5. Features Checklist

The PW-MPLS-STD-MIB module is designed to satisfy the following requirements and constraints:

  • The MIB module supports both manually configured and signaled PWs.
  • The MIB module supports point-to-point PW connections.
  • The MIB module enables the use of any emulated service.
  • The MIB module supports MPLS-TE outer tunnel, non-TE MPLS outer tunnel (an outer tunnel signaled by LDP or set up manually), and no outer tunnel (where the PW label is the only label in the MPLS stack). The latter case is applicable for manual configuration of PW over a single hop, as for signaled MPLS PSN even across a single hop there is an MPLS tunnel -- even though the actual packet may not contain the MPLS tunnel label due to PHP.
   The MIB module uses Textual Conventions (TCs) from [RFC2578],
   [RFC2579], [RFC2580], [RFC2863], [RFC3811], [RFC3813], [RFC5542], and
   [RFC5601].

6. MIB Module Usage

  • The PW table (pwTable) in [RFC5601] is used for all PW types (ATM, FR, Ethernet, SONET, etc.). This table contains high-level generic parameters related to the PW creation. The operator or the agent creates a row for each PW.
  • If the selected PSN type in the pwTable is MPLS, the agent creates a row in the MPLS-specific parameters table (pwMplsTable) in this module, which contains MPLS-specific parameters such as EXP bits handling and outer tunnel configuration.
  • The operator configures the association to the desired MPLS tunnel (required for MPLS-TE tunnels or for manually configured PWs) through the pwMplsTeOutboundTable. For the LDP-based outer tunnel, there is no need for manual configuration since there is only a single tunnel toward the peer.
  • The agent creates rows in the MPLS mapping table in order to allow quick retrieval of information based on the tunnel indexes.

The relation to the MPLS network is by configuration of the edge LSR only -- i.e., the LSR that provides the PW function. Since tunnels are unidirectional, a pair of tunnels MUST exist (one for inbound, one for outbound). Figure 1 depicts a PW that originates and terminates at LSR-M. It uses tunnels A and B formed by cross- connects (XCs) Ax and Bx continuing through LSR-N to LSR-P. The concatenations of XCs create the tunnels. Note: 'X' denotes a tunnel's cross-connect.

                                   Tunnel A
           <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   
       +---- (edge) LSR-M ---+   +--------- LSR-N ---------+   + LSR-P
       |---+                 |   |                         |   |
       |   |      XC         |   |           XC            |   |
       +   |  A1 (M<-N) +----+   +----+   A2 (M<-P)   +----+   +----+
       |   |     <------|    |   |    |<--------------|    |   |    |
   <-->| N |PWin  inSeg |MPLS|   |MPLS| outSeg  inSeg |MPLS|   |MPLS|
   N S |   | <---X<-----| IF |   | IF |<------X<------| IF |   | IF |
   A E | S |       |    |<-->|   |    |               |<-->|   |    |
   T R |   | --->X----->|    |   |    |------>X------>|    |   |    |
   I V | P |PWout outSeg|    |   |    | inSeg  outSeg |    |   |    |
   V I |   |     ------>|    |   |    |-------------->|    |   |    |
   E C +   |     XC     +----+   +----+      XC       +----+   +----+
     E |---+  B1 (M->N)      |   |        B2 (M->P)        |   |
       |                     |   |                         |   |
       +---------------------+   +-------------------------+   +-----
   
           - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ->
                                   Tunnel B

Figure 1: PW modeling over MPLS

The PW-MPLS-STD-MIB supports three options for an MPLS network:

(1) In the MPLS-TE case, tunnels A and B are created via the MPLS-

TE-STD-MIB [RFC3812]. The tunnels are associated (in each peer independently) to the PW by the four indexes that uniquely identify the tunnel at the MPLS-TE-STD-MIB.

(2) In the non-TE case, tunnels A1 and B1 are either manually

configured or set up with LDP. The tunnels are associated to the PW by the XC index in the MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB [RFC3813].

(3) In the PW-label-only case, there is no outer tunnel on top of

the PW label. This case is useful in the case of adjacent Provider Edges (PEs) in manual configuration mode. Note that for signaled tunnels, when LSR-N acts as PHP for the outer tunnel label, there are still entries for the outer tunnel in the relevant MPLS MIB modules, so even for the case of adjacent LSRs, the relevant mode is either MPLS-TE or non-TE.

A combination of MPLS-TE outer tunnel(s) and LDP outer tunnel for the same PW is allowed through the pwMplsOutboundTunnel. The current tunnel that is used to forward traffic is indicated in the object pwMplsOutboundTunnelTypeInUse.

The PW-MPLS-STD-MIB module reports through the inbound table the XC entry in the LDP-STD-MIB [RFC3815] of the PW that was signaled through LDP.

This MIB module assumes that a PW can be associated to one MPLS-TE tunnel at a time. This tunnel may be composed of multiple instances (i.e., LSP), each represented by a separate instance index. The selection of the active LSP out of the possible LSPs in the tunnel is out of the scope of this MIB module as it is part of the MPLS PSN functionality. The current active LSP is reported through this MIB module.

It is important to note that inbound (tunnel originated in the remote PE) mapping is not configured or reported through the PW-MPLS-STD- MIB module since the local PE does not know the inbound association between specific PW and MPLS tunnels.

7. PW-MPLS-STD-MIB Example

The following example (supplement the example provided in [RFC5601]) assumes that the node has already established the LDP tunnel to the peer node and that a PW has been configured in the pwTable in [RFC5601] with pwPsnType equal 'mpls'.

The agent creates an entry in pwMplsTable with the following parameters:

         pwMplsMplsType             mplsNonTe(1), -- LDP tunnel
         pwMplsExpBitsMode          outerTunnel(1), -- Default
         pwMplsExpBits              0, -- Default
         pwMplsTtl                  2, -- Default
         pwMplsLocalLdpID           192.0.2.200:0,
         pwMplsLocalLdpEntityIndex  1,
         pwMplsPeerLdpID            192.0.2.5:0,
         pwMplsStorageType          nonVolatile(3)

The agent also creates an entry in pwMplsOutboundTable for reporting the mapping of the PW on the LDP tunnel:

         pwMplsOutboundLsrXcIndex           100, - The XC number for the
                                                 -- LDP tunnel
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelIndex          0, -- No TE tunnel
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelInstance       0, -- No TE tunnel
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelLclLSR         0, -- No TE tunnel
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelPeerLSR        0, -- No TE tunnel
         pwMplsOutboundIfIndex              0, -- Not applicable
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelTypeInUse      mplsNonTe(3)

The agent now creates entries for the PW in the following tables:

  • pwMplsInboundTable
  • pwMplsNonTeMappingTable (2 entries)

To create an MPLS-TE tunnel to carry this PW, the operator takes the following steps:

  • Set pwMplsMplsType in pwMplsTable to both mplsNonTe(1) and mplsTe(0).
  • Set pwMplsOutboundTunnelIndex, pwMplsOutboundTunnelInstance, pwMplsOutboundTunnelLclLSR, and pwMplsOutboundTunnelPeerLSR in pwMplsOutboundTable to the MPLS-TE tunnel that will carry this PW.

The agent will report the tunnel that the PW is currently using through pwMplsOutboundTunnelTypeInUse, and will report the PW to MPLS-TE tunnel/LSP mapping in pwMplsTeMappingTable.

8. Object Definitions

   PW-MPLS-STD-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS

      MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, Unsigned32, mib-2
      
         FROM SNMPv2-SMI                   -- [RFC2578]

MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP

         FROM SNMPv2-CONF                  -- [RFC2580]

StorageType

         FROM SNMPv2-TC                    -- [RFC2579]

InterfaceIndexOrZero

         FROM IF-MIB                       -- [RFC2863]

MplsTunnelIndex, MplsTunnelInstanceIndex, MplsLdpIdentifier, MplsLsrIdentifier

         FROM MPLS-TC-STD-MIB              -- [RFC3811]

MplsIndexType

         FROM MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB             -- [RFC3813]

PwIndexType

         FROM PW-TC-STD-MIB                -- [RFC5542]
   
      pwIndex                              -- [RFC5601]
         FROM PW-STD-MIB
   ;

pwMplsStdMIB MODULE-IDENTITY

      LAST-UPDATED "200906120000Z"  --  12 June 2009 00:00:00 GMT
      ORGANIZATION "Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Working
                    Group."
      CONTACT-INFO
          "
           David Zelig, Editor
           Email: davidz@corrigent.com
      
           Thomas D. Nadeau, Editor
           Email:  tom.nadeau@bt.com
      
           The PWE3 Working Group (email distribution pwe3@ietf.org,
           http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/pwe3-charter.html)
          "
      DESCRIPTION
          "This MIB module complements the PW-STD-MIB module for PW
           operation over MPLS.

Copyright © 2009 IETF Trust and the persons identified as authors of the code. All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

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DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

This version of this MIB module is part of RFC 5602; see the RFC itself for full legal notices.
"

-- Revision history.

       REVISION "200906120000Z"  -- 12 June 2009 00:00:00 GMT
       DESCRIPTION
           "First published as RFC 5602. "
     
     ::= { mib-2 181 }

-- Top-level components of this MIB.

    -- Notifications
    pwMplsNotifications OBJECT IDENTIFIER
                                  ::= { pwMplsStdMIB 0 }
   
   -- Tables, Scalars
   pwMplsObjects       OBJECT IDENTIFIER
                                 ::= { pwMplsStdMIB 1 }
   -- Conformance
   pwMplsConformance   OBJECT IDENTIFIER
                                 ::= { pwMplsStdMIB 2 }

-- PW MPLS table

   pwMplsTable   OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        SEQUENCE OF PwMplsEntry
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This table controls MPLS-specific parameters when the PW is
           going to be carried over MPLS PSN."
      ::= { pwMplsObjects 1 }
   
   pwMplsEntry   OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        PwMplsEntry
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
           "A row in this table represents parameters specific to MPLS
            PSN for a pseudowire (PW).  The row is created
            automatically by the local agent if the pwPsnType is
            mpls(1).  It is indexed by pwIndex, which uniquely
            identifies a singular PW.
            Manual entries in this table SHOULD be preserved after a
            reboot, and the agent MUST ensure the integrity of those
            entries.
            If the set of entries of a specific row were found to be
            nonconsistent after reboot, the PW pwOperStatus MUST be
            declared as down(2).
            Any read-write object in this table MAY be changed at any
            time; however, change of some objects (for example,
            pwMplsMplsType) during PW forwarding state MAY cause traffic
            disruption."
   
      INDEX  { pwIndex }
   
         ::= { pwMplsTable 1 }

PwMplsEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

         pwMplsMplsType             BITS,
         pwMplsExpBitsMode          INTEGER,
         pwMplsExpBits              Unsigned32,
         pwMplsTtl                  Unsigned32,
         pwMplsLocalLdpID           MplsLdpIdentifier,
         pwMplsLocalLdpEntityIndex  Unsigned32,
         pwMplsPeerLdpID            MplsLdpIdentifier,
         pwMplsStorageType          StorageType
      }

pwMplsMplsType OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX   BITS {
          mplsTe    (0),
          mplsNonTe (1),
          pwOnly    (2)
               }
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
           "This object is set by the operator to indicate the outer
            tunnel types, if existing.  mplsTe(0) is used if the outer
            tunnel is set up by MPLS-TE, and mplsNonTe(1) is used if the
            outer tunnel is set up by LDP or manually.  A combination of
            mplsTe(0) and mplsNonTe(1) MAY exist.
            pwOnly(2) is used if there is no outer tunnel label, i.e.,
      
            in static provisioning without an MPLS tunnel.  pwOnly(2)
            cannot be combined with mplsNonTe(1) or mplsTe(0).
            An implementation that can identify automatically that the
            peer node is directly connected MAY support the bit
            pwOnly(2) as read-only.
           "
      DEFVAL { { mplsNonTe } }
      ::= { pwMplsEntry 1 }

pwMplsExpBitsMode OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX   INTEGER {
          outerTunnel      (1),
          specifiedValue   (2),
          serviceDependant (3)
               }
      
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object is set by the operator to determine the PW shim
           label EXP bits.  The value of outerTunnel(1) is used where
           there is an outer tunnel -- pwMplsMplsType equals to
           mplsTe(0) or mplsNonTe(1).  Note that in this case, there
           is no need to mark the PW label with the EXP bits, since the
           PW label is not visible to the intermediate nodes.
           If there is no outer tunnel, specifiedValue(2) SHOULD be used
           to indicate that the value is specified by pwMplsExpBits.
           Setting serviceDependant(3) indicates that the EXP bits are
           set based on a rule that is implementation specific."
      
      DEFVAL { outerTunnel }
      ::= { pwMplsEntry 2 }

pwMplsExpBits OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        Unsigned32 (0..7)
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
           "This object is set by the operator if pwMplsExpBitsMode is
            set to specifiedValue(2) to indicate the MPLS EXP bits to
            be used on the PW shim label.  Otherwise, it SHOULD be set
            to zero."
      DEFVAL { 0 }
      ::= { pwMplsEntry 3 }

pwMplsTtl OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        Unsigned32 (0..255)
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
           "This object is set by the operator to indicate the PW TTL
            value to be used on the PW shim label."
      DEFVAL { 2 }
      ::= { pwMplsEntry 4 }

pwMplsLocalLdpID OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        MplsLdpIdentifier
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
           "The LDP identifier of the LDP entity that creates
            this PW in the local node.  As the PW labels are always
            set from the per-platform label space, the last two octets
            in the LDP ID MUST always both be zeros."
      REFERENCE
           "'LDP specifications', RFC 3036, section 2.2.2."
      ::= { pwMplsEntry 5 }

pwMplsLocalLdpEntityIndex OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        Unsigned32 (1..4294967295)
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
           "The local node LDP Entity Index of the LDP entity creating
            this PW."
      ::= { pwMplsEntry 6 }

pwMplsPeerLdpID OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        MplsLdpIdentifier
      MAX-ACCESS    read-only
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
           "The peer LDP identifier of the LDP session.  This object
            SHOULD return the value zero if LDP is not used or if the
            value is not yet known."
      ::= { pwMplsEntry 7 }

pwMplsStorageType OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        StorageType
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This variable indicates the storage type for this row."
      DEFVAL { nonVolatile }
      ::= { pwMplsEntry 8 }
   
   -- End of PW MPLS Table

-- Pseudowire MPLS Outbound Tunnel Table

   pwMplsOutboundTable   OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        SEQUENCE OF PwMplsOutboundEntry
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This table reports and configures the current outbound MPLS
           tunnels (i.e., toward the PSN) or the physical interface in
           the case of a PW label only that carries the PW traffic.  It
           also reports the current outer tunnel and LSP that forward
           the PW traffic."
      ::= { pwMplsObjects 2 }

pwMplsOutboundEntry OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        PwMplsOutboundEntry
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "A row in this table configures the outer tunnel used for
           carrying the PW traffic toward the PSN.
           In the case of PW label only, it configures the interface
           that will carry the PW traffic.

An entry in this table augments the pwMplsEntry, and is created automatically when the corresponding row has been created by the agent in the pwMplsEntry.

This table points to the appropriate MPLS MIB module:

In the MPLS-TE case, the three objects relevant to the indexing of a TE tunnel head-end (as used in the MPLS-TE-STD-MIB) are to be configured, and the tunnel instance indicates the LSP that is currently in use for forwarding the traffic.

In the case of signaled non-TE MPLS (an outer tunnel label assigned by LDP), the table points to the XC entry in the LSR-STD-MIB. If the non-TE MPLS tunnel is manually configured, the operator configures the XC pointer to this tunnel.

In the case of PW label only (no outer tunnel), the ifIndex of the port to carry the PW is configured here.

It is possible to associate a PW to one TE tunnel head-end and a non-TE tunnel together. An indication in this table will report the currently active one. In addition, in the TE case, the table reports the active tunnel instance (i.e., the specific LSP in use).
Any read-write object in this table MAY be changed at any time; however, change of some objects (for example, MPLS-TE indexes) during PW forwarding state MAY cause traffic disruption."

AUGMENTS { pwMplsEntry }

         ::= { pwMplsOutboundTable 1 }

PwMplsOutboundEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

         pwMplsOutboundLsrXcIndex           MplsIndexType,
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelIndex          MplsTunnelIndex,
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelInstance       MplsTunnelInstanceIndex,
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelLclLSR         MplsLsrIdentifier,
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelPeerLSR        MplsLsrIdentifier,
         pwMplsOutboundIfIndex              InterfaceIndexOrZero,
         pwMplsOutboundTunnelTypeInUse      INTEGER
         }
   
   pwMplsOutboundLsrXcIndex      OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        MplsIndexType
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object is applicable if the pwMplsMplsType mplsNonTe(1)
           bit is set, and MUST return a value of zero otherwise.
           If the outer tunnel is signaled, the object is read-only
           and indicates the XC index in the MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB of the
           outer tunnel toward the peer.  Otherwise (tunnel is set up
           manually), the operator defines the XC index of the manually
           created outer tunnel through this object.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsOutboundEntry 1 }
   
   pwMplsOutboundTunnelIndex         OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        MplsTunnelIndex
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object is applicable if the pwMplsMplsType mplsTe(0)
           bit is set, and MUST return a value of zero otherwise.
           It is part of the set of indexes for the outbound tunnel.
           The operator sets this object to represent the desired
           tunnel head-end toward the peer for carrying the PW
           traffic.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsOutboundEntry  2 }
   
   pwMplsOutboundTunnelInstance      OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        MplsTunnelInstanceIndex
      MAX-ACCESS    read-only
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object is applicable if the pwMplsMplsType mplsTe(0)
           bit is set, and MUST return a value of zero otherwise.
           It indicates the actual tunnel instance that is currently
           active and carrying the PW traffic.  It SHOULD return the
           value zero if the information from the MPLS-TE
           application is not yet known.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsOutboundEntry   3 }
   
   pwMplsOutboundTunnelLclLSR        OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        MplsLsrIdentifier
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object is applicable if the pwMplsMplsType mplsTe(0)
           bit is set, and MUST return a value of all zeros otherwise.
           It is part of the set of indexes for the outbound tunnel.
           The operator sets this object to represent the desired
           tunnel head-end toward the peer for carrying the PW
           traffic.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsOutboundEntry   4 }
   
   pwMplsOutboundTunnelPeerLSR       OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        MplsLsrIdentifier
      MAX-ACCESS    read-write
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object is applicable if the pwMplsMplsType mplsTe(0)
           bit is set, and MUST return a value of zero otherwise.
           It is part of the set of indexes for the outbound tunnel.
           Note that in most cases, it equals to pwPeerAddr.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsOutboundEntry   5 }
   
   pwMplsOutboundIfIndex       OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX         InterfaceIndexOrZero
      MAX-ACCESS     read-write
      STATUS         current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object is applicable if the pwMplsMplsType pwOnly(0)
           bit is set, and MUST return a value of zero otherwise.
           The operator configures the ifIndex of the outbound port
           in this case.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsOutboundEntry   6 }

pwMplsOutboundTunnelTypeInUse OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX         INTEGER {
                     notYetKnown (1),
                     mplsTe      (2),
                     mplsNonTe   (3),
                     pwOnly      (4)
      }
      MAX-ACCESS     read-only
      STATUS         current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object indicates the current tunnel that is carrying
           the PW traffic.
           The value of notYetKnown(1) should be used if the agent is
           currently unable to determine which tunnel or interface is
           carrying the PW, for example, because both tunnels are in
           operational status down.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsOutboundEntry   7 }

-- End of PW MPLS Outbound Tunnel table

   -- PW MPLS inbound table

pwMplsInboundTable OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX           SEQUENCE OF PwMplsInboundEntry
      MAX-ACCESS       not-accessible
      STATUS           current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This table indicates the PW LDP XC entry in the
           MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB for signaled PWs.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsObjects 3 }

pwMplsInboundEntry OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX           PwMplsInboundEntry
      MAX-ACCESS       not-accessible
      STATUS           current
      DESCRIPTION
           "A row in this table is created by the agent
            for each signaled PW, and shows the XC index related to
            the PW signaling in the inbound direction in the
            MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB that controls and display the information
            for all the LDP signaling processes in the local node.
           "
      INDEX  { pwIndex }
      
         ::= { pwMplsInboundTable 1 }

PwMplsInboundEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

         pwMplsInboundXcIndex           MplsIndexType
      }

pwMplsInboundXcIndex OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        MplsIndexType
      MAX-ACCESS    read-only
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "The XC index representing this PW in the inbound
           direction.  It MUST return the value zero if the
           information is not yet known."
      ::= { pwMplsInboundEntry 1 }

-- End of PW MPLS inbound table

-- PW to Non-TE mapping Table.

pwMplsNonTeMappingTable OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX           SEQUENCE OF PwMplsNonTeMappingEntry
      MAX-ACCESS       not-accessible
      STATUS           current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This table indicates the PW association to the outbound
           tunnel in non-TE applications, maps the PW to its (inbound)
           XC entry, and indicates the PW-to-physical interface mapping
           for a PW without an outer tunnel.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsObjects 4 }

pwMplsNonTeMappingEntry OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX           PwMplsNonTeMappingEntry
      MAX-ACCESS       not-accessible
      STATUS           current
      DESCRIPTION
           "A row in this table displays the association
            between the PW and
            - its non-TE MPLS outbound outer tunnel,

- its XC entry in the MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB, or

- its physical interface if there is no outer tunnel

(PW label only) and manual configuration.

Rows are created in this table by the agent depending on the setting of pwMplsMplsType:

- If the pwMplsMplsType mplsNonTe(1) bit is set, the agent creates a row for the outbound direction (pwMplsNonTeMappingDirection set to psnBound(1)). The pwMplsNonTeMappingXcIndex holds the XC index in the MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB of the PSN-bound outer tunnel. pwMplsNonTeMappingIfIndex MUST be zero for this row.

- If the pwMplsMplsType pwOnly(2) bit is set, the agent creates a row for the outbound direction (pwMplsNonTeMappingDirection set to psnBound(1)). The pwMplsNonTeMappingIfIndex holds the ifIndex of the physical port this PW will use in the outbound direction. pwMplsNonTeMappingXcIndex MUST be zero for this row.

- If the PW has been set up by a signaling protocol (i.e., pwOwner equal pwIdFecSignaling(2) or genFecSignaling(3)), the agent creates a row for the inbound direction (pwMplsNonTeMappingDirection set to fromPsn(2)).
The pwMplsNonTeMappingXcIndex holds the XC index in the MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB of the PW LDP-generated XC entry. pwMplsNonTeMappingIfIndex MUST be zero for this row.

An application can use this table to quickly retrieve the PW carried over specific non-TE MPLS outer tunnel or physical interface.
"

      INDEX  { pwMplsNonTeMappingDirection,
               pwMplsNonTeMappingXcIndex,
               pwMplsNonTeMappingIfIndex,
               pwMplsNonTeMappingPwIndex }
      
         ::= { pwMplsNonTeMappingTable 1 }

PwMplsNonTeMappingEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

         pwMplsNonTeMappingDirection         INTEGER,
         pwMplsNonTeMappingXcIndex           MplsIndexType,
         pwMplsNonTeMappingIfIndex           InterfaceIndexOrZero,
         pwMplsNonTeMappingPwIndex           PwIndexType
      }

pwMplsNonTeMappingDirection OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        INTEGER {
                    psnBound (1),
                    fromPsn  (2)
      }
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Index for the conceptual XC row identifying the tunnel-to-PW
           mappings, indicating the direction of the packet flow for
           this entry.
           psnBound(1) indicates that the entry is related to
           packets toward the PSN.
           fromPsn(2) indicates that the entry is related to
           packets coming from the PSN.
          "
      ::= { pwMplsNonTeMappingEntry 1 }

pwMplsNonTeMappingXcIndex OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        MplsIndexType
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "See the description clause of pwMplsNonTeMappingEntry for
           the usage guidelines of this object."
      ::= { pwMplsNonTeMappingEntry 2 }
   
   pwMplsNonTeMappingIfIndex  OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        InterfaceIndexOrZero
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "See the description clause of pwMplsNonTeMappingEntry for
           the usage guidelines of this object."
      ::= { pwMplsNonTeMappingEntry 3 }
   
   pwMplsNonTeMappingPwIndex  OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        PwIndexType
      MAX-ACCESS    read-only
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "The value that represents the PW in the pwTable."
      ::= { pwMplsNonTeMappingEntry 4 }

-- End of PW to Non-TE mapping Table.

-- PW to TE MPLS tunnels mapping Table.

pwMplsTeMappingTable OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX           SEQUENCE OF PwMplsTeMappingEntry
      MAX-ACCESS       not-accessible
      STATUS           current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This table reports the PW association to the
           outbound MPLS tunnel for MPLS-TE applications."
      ::= { pwMplsObjects 5 }

pwMplsTeMappingEntry OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX           PwMplsTeMappingEntry
      MAX-ACCESS       not-accessible
      STATUS           current
      DESCRIPTION
           "A row in this table represents the association
            between a PW and its MPLS-TE outer (head-end) tunnel.

An application can use this table to quickly retrieve the list of the PWs that are configured on a specific MPLS-TE outer tunnel.

The pwMplsTeMappingTunnelInstance reports the actual

LSP out of the tunnel head-end that is currently

forwarding the traffic.

            The table is indexed by the head-end indexes of a TE
            tunnel and the PW index.
           "
      
      INDEX  { pwMplsTeMappingTunnelIndex,
               pwMplsTeMappingTunnelInstance,
               pwMplsTeMappingTunnelPeerLsrID,
               pwMplsTeMappingTunnelLocalLsrID,
               pwMplsTeMappingPwIndex }
      
         ::= { pwMplsTeMappingTable 1 }

PwMplsTeMappingEntry ::= SEQUENCE {

         pwMplsTeMappingTunnelIndex       MplsTunnelIndex,
         pwMplsTeMappingTunnelInstance    MplsTunnelInstanceIndex,
         pwMplsTeMappingTunnelPeerLsrID   MplsLsrIdentifier,
         pwMplsTeMappingTunnelLocalLsrID  MplsLsrIdentifier,
         pwMplsTeMappingPwIndex           PwIndexType
      }

pwMplsTeMappingTunnelIndex OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        MplsTunnelIndex
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Primary index for the conceptual row identifying the
           MPLS-TE tunnel that is carrying the PW traffic."
      ::= { pwMplsTeMappingEntry 1 }

pwMplsTeMappingTunnelInstance OBJECT-TYPE

      SYNTAX        MplsTunnelInstanceIndex
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object identifies the MPLS-TE LSP that is carrying the
           PW traffic.  It MUST return the value zero if the
           information of the specific LSP is not yet known.
           Note that based on the recommendation in the
           MPLS-TC-STD-MIB, instance index 0 should refer to the
           configured tunnel interface."
      ::= { pwMplsTeMappingEntry 2 }
   
   pwMplsTeMappingTunnelPeerLsrID  OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        MplsLsrIdentifier
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object identifies the peer LSR when the outer tunnel
           is MPLS-TE."
      ::= { pwMplsTeMappingEntry 3 }
   
   pwMplsTeMappingTunnelLocalLsrID  OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        MplsLsrIdentifier
      MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object identifies the local LSR."
      ::= { pwMplsTeMappingEntry 4 }
   
   pwMplsTeMappingPwIndex  OBJECT-TYPE
      SYNTAX        PwIndexType
      MAX-ACCESS    read-only
      STATUS        current
      DESCRIPTION
          "This object returns the value that represents the PW in the
           pwTable."
      ::= { pwMplsTeMappingEntry 5 }

-- End of PW to TE MPLS tunnels mapping Table.

   -- conformance information
   
   pwMplsGroups      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pwMplsConformance 1 }
   pwMplsCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pwMplsConformance 2 }

-- Compliance requirement for fully compliant implementations.

pwMplsModuleFullCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE

       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The compliance statement for agents that provide full
                support for the PW-MPLS-STD-MIB module.  Such devices
                can then be monitored and also be configured using
                this MIB module."
      
      MODULE  -- this module
      MANDATORY-GROUPS { pwMplsGroup,
                         pwMplsOutboundMainGroup,
                         pwMplsInboundGroup,
                         pwMplsMappingGroup
                        }
      
      GROUP        pwMplsOutboundTeGroup
      DESCRIPTION "This group MUST be supported if the implementation
                   allows MPLS-TE tunnels to carry PW traffic.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsMplsType
      DESCRIPTION "Support of pwOnly(2) is not required.  At least one
                   of mplsTe(0) or mplsNonTe(1) MUST be supported if
                   signaling of PW is supported.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsExpBitsMode
      DESCRIPTION "Support of specifiedValue(2) and
                   serviceDependant(3) is optional.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsLocalLdpID
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "A read-write access is required if the
                   implementation supports more than one LDP entity
                   identifier for PW signaling.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsLocalLdpEntityIndex
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "A read-write access is required if the
                   implementation supports more than one LDP entity
                   index for PW signaling.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsOutboundLsrXcIndex
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "A value other than zero MUST be supported if the
                   implementation supports non-TE signaling of the
                   outer tunnel.
                   A read-write access MUST be supported if the
                   implementation supports PW label manual setting
                   and carrying them over non-TE tunnels.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsOutboundIfIndex
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "A value other than zero and read-write operations
                   MUST be supported if the implementation supports
                   manually configured PW without MPLS outer tunnel.
                   "
       ::= { pwMplsCompliances 1 }

-- Compliance requirement for Read Only compliant implementations.

pwMplsModuleReadOnlyCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE

       STATUS  current
       DESCRIPTION
               "The compliance statement for agents that provide read-
                only support for the PW-MPLS-STD-MIB module.  Such
                devices can then be monitored but cannot be configured
                using this MIB module."
      
      MODULE  -- this module
      MANDATORY-GROUPS { pwMplsGroup,
                         pwMplsOutboundMainGroup,
                         pwMplsInboundGroup,
                         pwMplsMappingGroup
                        }
      
      GROUP        pwMplsOutboundTeGroup
      DESCRIPTION "This group MUST be supported if the implementation
                   allows MPLS-TE tunnels to carry PW traffic.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsMplsType
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only

DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.

Support of pwOnly(2) is not required. At least one of mplsTe(0) or mplsNonTe(1) MUST be supported if signaling of PW is supported.
"

      OBJECT       pwMplsExpBitsMode
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   Support of specifiedValue(2) and serviceDependant(3)
                   is optional.
                   "
      OBJECT       pwMplsExpBits
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   "
      OBJECT       pwMplsTtl
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsLocalLdpID
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsLocalLdpEntityIndex
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsStorageType
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsOutboundLsrXcIndex
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   A value other than zero MUST be supported if the
                   implementation supports non-TE signaling of the
                   outer tunnel.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsOutboundTunnelIndex
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsOutboundTunnelLclLSR
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsOutboundTunnelPeerLSR
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   "
      
      OBJECT       pwMplsOutboundIfIndex
      MIN-ACCESS   read-only
      DESCRIPTION "Write access is not required.
                   A value other than zero MUST be supported if the
                   implementation supports manually configured PW
                   without MPLS outer tunnel.
                   "
       ::= { pwMplsCompliances 2 }

-- Units of conformance.

pwMplsGroup OBJECT-GROUP

OBJECTS {

               pwMplsMplsType,
               pwMplsExpBitsMode,
               pwMplsExpBits,
               pwMplsTtl,
               pwMplsLocalLdpID,
               pwMplsLocalLdpEntityIndex,
               pwMplsPeerLdpID,
               pwMplsStorageType
             }
      
      STATUS  current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Collection of objects needed for PW over MPLS PSN
           configuration."
      ::= { pwMplsGroups 1 }

pwMplsOutboundMainGroup OBJECT-GROUP

OBJECTS {

               pwMplsOutboundLsrXcIndex,
               pwMplsOutboundIfIndex,
               pwMplsOutboundTunnelTypeInUse
             }
      
      STATUS  current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Collection of objects needed for outbound association of
           PW and MPLS tunnel."
      ::= { pwMplsGroups 2 }

pwMplsOutboundTeGroup OBJECT-GROUP

OBJECTS {

               pwMplsOutboundTunnelIndex,
               pwMplsOutboundTunnelInstance,
               pwMplsOutboundTunnelLclLSR,
               pwMplsOutboundTunnelPeerLSR
             }
      
      STATUS  current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Collection of objects needed for outbound association of
           PW and MPLS-TE tunnel."
      ::= { pwMplsGroups 3 }

pwMplsInboundGroup OBJECT-GROUP

OBJECTS {

               pwMplsInboundXcIndex
             }
      
      STATUS  current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Collection of objects needed for inbound PW presentation.
           This group MUST be supported if PW signaling through LDP is
           used."
      ::= { pwMplsGroups 4 }

pwMplsMappingGroup OBJECT-GROUP

OBJECTS {

               pwMplsNonTeMappingPwIndex,
               pwMplsTeMappingPwIndex
             }
      
      STATUS  current
      DESCRIPTION
          "Collection of objects needed for mapping association of
           PW and MPLS tunnel."
      ::= { pwMplsGroups 5 }
   
   END

9. Security Considerations

It is clear that this MIB module is potentially useful for monitoring PW-capable PEs. This MIB module can also be used for configuration of certain objects, and anything that can be configured can be incorrectly configured, with potentially disastrous results.

There are number of management objects defined in this MIB module with a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-create. Such objects may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. The support for SET operations in a non-secure environment without proper protection can have a negative effect on network operations. These are the tables and objects and their sensitivity/vulnerability:

  • the pwMplsTable, pwMplsNonTeMappingTable and pwMplsTeMappingTable collectively contain objects to provision PW over MPLS tunnels. Unauthorized access to objects in these tables, could result in disruption of traffic on the network. The use of stronger mechanisms such as SNMPv3 security should be considered where possible. Specifically, SNMPv3 VACM and USM MUST be used with any v3 agent which implements this MIB module. Administrators should consider whether read access to these objects should be allowed, since read access may be undesirable under certain circumstances.

Some of the readable objects in this MIB module (i.e., objects with a MAX-ACCESS other than not-accessible) may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. It is thus important to control even GET and/or NOTIFY access to these objects and possibly to even encrypt the values of these objects when sending them over the network via SNMP. These are the tables and objects and their sensitivity/vulnerability:

  • the pwMplsTable, pwMplsNonTeMappingTable, pwMplsTeMappingTable and pwMplsOutboundTable collectively show the PW over MPLS association. If an Administrator does not want to reveal this information, then these tables should be considered sensitive/ vulnerable.

SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security. Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPsec), even then, there is no control as to who on the secure network is allowed to access and GET/SET (read/change/create/delete) the objects in this MIB module.

It is RECOMMENDED that implementers consider the security features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC3410], section 8), including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic mechanisms (for authentication and privacy).

Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT RECOMMENDED. Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to enable cryptographic security. It is then a customer/operator responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an instance of this MIB module, is properly configured to give access to the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate rights to indeed GET or SET (change/create/delete) them.

10. IANA Considerations

The MIB module in this document uses the following IANA-assigned OBJECT IDENTIFIER values recorded in the SMI Numbers registry:

      Descriptor        OBJECT IDENTIFIER value
      ----------        -----------------------
      
      pwMplsStdMIB       { mib-2 181 }

11. References

11.1. Normative References

   [BCP14]    Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
   
   [RFC2578]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
              "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)",
              STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999.
   
   [RFC2579]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
              "Textual Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April
              1999.
   
   [RFC2580]  McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder,
              "Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580,
              April 1999.
   
   [RFC2863]  McCloghrie, K. and F. Kastenholz, "The Interfaces Group
              MIB", RFC 2863, June 2000.
   
   [RFC3031]  Rosen, E., Viswanathan, A., and R. Callon, "Multiprotocol
              Label Switching Architecture", RFC 3031, January 2001.
   
   [RFC3811]  Nadeau, T., Ed., and J. Cucchiara, Ed., "Definitions of
              Textual Conventions (TCs) for Multiprotocol Label
              Switching (MPLS) Management", RFC 3811, June 2004.
   
   [RFC3812]  Srinivasan, C., Viswanathan, A., and T. Nadeau,
              "Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic Engineering
              (TE) Management Information Base (MIB)", RFC 3812, June
              2004.
   
   [RFC3813]  Srinivasan, C., Viswanathan, A., and T. Nadeau,
              "Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switching
              Router (LSR) Management Information Base (MIB)", RFC 3813,
              June 2004.
   
   [RFC4447]  Martini, L., Ed., Rosen, E., El-Aawar, N., Smith, T., and
              G. Heron, "Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the
              Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)", RFC 4447, April 2006.
   
   [RFC5542]  Nadeau, T., Ed., Zelig, D., Ed., and O. Nicklass, Ed.,
              "Definitions of Textual Conventions for Pseudowire (PW)
              Management", RFC 5542, May 2009.
   
   [RFC5601]  Nadeau, T., Ed. and D. Zelig, Ed. "Pseudowire (PW)
              Management Information Base (MIB)", RFC 5601, July 2009.

11.2. Informative References

   [RFC3410]  Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart,
              "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-
              Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002.
   
   [RFC3815]  Cucchiara, J., Sjostrand, H., and J. Luciani, "Definitions
              of Managed Objects for the Multiprotocol Label Switching
              (MPLS), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)", RFC 3815, June
              2004.
   
   [RFC3916]  Xiao, X., Ed., McPherson, D., Ed., and P. Pate, Ed.,
              "Requirements for Pseudo-Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge
              (PWE3)", RFC 3916, September 2004.
   
   [RFC3985]  Bryant, S., Ed., and P. Pate, Ed., "Pseudo Wire Emulation
              Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Architecture", RFC 3985, March 2005.

Authors' Addresses

David Zelig (editor)
Oversi Networks
1 Rishon Letzion St.
Petah Tikva
Israel

   Phone: +972 77 3337 750
   EMail: davidz@oversi.com
   
   Thomas D. Nadeau (editor)
   BT
   BT Centre
   81 Newgate Street
   London  EC1A 7AJ
   United Kingdom
   
   EMail: tom.nadeau@bt.com