Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Label_Distribution_Protocol_(LDP)
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LDP
gptkbp:canBe independent control
ordered control
gptkbp:category gptkb:network_protocol
signaling protocol
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Resource_Reservation_Protocol-Traffic_Engineering_(RSVP-TE)
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:RFC_5036
gptkbp:enables packet forwarding based on labels
gptkbp:establishes LDP sessions
gptkbp:features TCP MD5 authentication (optional)
gptkbp:firstPublished 2000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)
gptkbp:labelBinding gptkb:FEC_(Forwarding_Equivalence_Class)
gptkbp:messageType gptkb:Notification
gptkb:Label_Withdraw
Hello
Address
Initialization
KeepAlive
Label Mapping
Label Release
Label Request
gptkbp:neighborDiscovery gptkb:LDP_Hello_messages
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Layer_2.5
gptkbp:platform gptkb:Nokia
gptkb:Huawei
gptkb:Cisco
gptkb:Juniper
gptkbp:protocolFamily gptkb:MPLS
gptkbp:purpose distribute labels in MPLS networks
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:BGP
gptkb:MPLS_LDP
gptkb:RSVP
gptkb:Targeted_LDP_(tLDP)
gptkbp:sessionEstablishedOver TCP connection
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:supports gptkb:label_switched_paths_(LSPs)
gptkbp:supportsProtocol gptkb:TCP
gptkbp:TCPPort 646
gptkbp:usedBy ISPs
service providers
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Multiprotocol_Label_Switching_(MPLS)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MPLS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5