RFC 5811

"SCTP-Based Transport Mapping Layer (TML) for the Forwarding and Control Element Separation (ForCES) Protocol", March 2010

Canonical URL:

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5811.txt
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Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Authors:

J. Hadi Salim
K. Ogawa

Stream:

IETF

Source:

forces (rtg)

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Abstract

This document defines the SCTP-based TML (Transport Mapping Layer) for the ForCES (Forwarding and Control Element Separation) protocol. It explains the rationale for choosing the SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) and also describes how this TML addresses all the requirements required by and the ForCES protocol. [STANDARDS TRACK]

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.