Applicability Statement for Restart Mechanisms for the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) systems are used in core networks where system downtime must be kept to a minimum. Similarly, where MPLS is at the network edges (e.g., in Provider Edge (PE) routers) [RFC2547], system downtime must also be kept to a minimum. Many MPLS Label Switching Routers (LSRs) may, therefore, exploit Fault Tolerant (FT) hardware or software to provide high availability of the core networks.