RFC 6790
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RFC 6790 is an IETF standard that specifies the use of entropy labels to improve load balancing and path diversity in MPLS networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 6790 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7928675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 6790 Context triple: [RFC 8999, updates, RFC 6790]
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RFC 6890
RFC 6890 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that defines and updates the special-purpose IPv4 and IPv6 address registries used for various non-routable and reserved networking functions.
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B.
RFC 6410
RFC 6410 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that streamlines and updates the process for advancing technical specifications to Internet Standard status within the Internet Standards Process.
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C.
RFC 6189
RFC 6189 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that defines the ZRTP protocol for secure key agreement in Voice over IP communications.
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D.
RFC 6096
RFC 6096 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards document that refines and updates the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) specification originally defined in RFC 4960.
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E.
RFC 6587
RFC 6587 is an IETF standard that specifies the message framing and transmission of syslog messages over TCP.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 6790 Target entity description: RFC 6790 is an IETF standard that specifies the use of entropy labels to improve load balancing and path diversity in MPLS networks.
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A.
RFC 6890
RFC 6890 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that defines and updates the special-purpose IPv4 and IPv6 address registries used for various non-routable and reserved networking functions.
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B.
RFC 6410
RFC 6410 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that streamlines and updates the process for advancing technical specifications to Internet Standard status within the Internet Standards Process.
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C.
RFC 6189
RFC 6189 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that defines the ZRTP protocol for secure key agreement in Voice over IP communications.
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D.
RFC 6096
RFC 6096 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards document that refines and updates the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) specification originally defined in RFC 4960.
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E.
RFC 6587
RFC 6587 is an IETF standard that specifies the message framing and transmission of syslog messages over TCP.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | IETF Request for Comments ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
Inefficient load balancing with traditional MPLS hashing
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Lack of entropy in MPLS label stacks ⓘ Packet reordering for flows in MPLS networks ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Label Switched Paths
ⓘ
MPLS LSPs ⓘ
linked to:
MPLS
|
| area | Routing ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Existing MPLS forwarding behavior ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
EL
ⓘ
ELI ⓘ Entropy Label ⓘ Entropy Label Indicator ⓘ
linked to:
Entropy Label
|
| definesField |
Entropy Label Indicator value
ⓘ
Entropy Label value ⓘ |
| documentType | Standards Track RFC ⓘ |
| ensures | Backward compatibility with LSRs that do not support entropy labels ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Hash-based load balancing
ⓘ
Per-flow load balancing ⓘ |
| identifier | RFC 6790 ⓘ |
| intendedStatus | Standards Track ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mechanism |
Insertion of Entropy Label (EL) label
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Insertion of Entropy Label Indicator (ELI) label ⓘ Use of entropy labels in MPLS label stack ⓘ |
| networkLayer | MPLS ⓘ |
| obsoletedBy | none ⓘ |
| obsoletes | none ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
Improve load balancing in MPLS networks
ⓘ
Improve path diversity in MPLS networks ⓘ Reduce packet reordering in MPLS networks ⓘ |
| publicationMonth | November ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| relatedProtocol | MPLS ⓘ |
| relation | Part of MPLS entropy label architecture ⓘ |
| requires |
Support for Entropy Label
ⓘ
Support for Entropy Label Indicator ⓘ |
| scope |
MPLS data plane
ⓘ
MPLS forwarding ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
| title | The Use of Entropy Labels in MPLS Forwarding ⓘ |
| updatedBy | none ⓘ |
| updates | none ⓘ |
| useCase |
Load balancing over equal-cost MPLS paths
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Load balancing over unequal-cost MPLS paths ⓘ |
| workingGroup |
MPLS Working Group
ⓘ
linked to:
MPLS
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Input
Subject: RFC 6790 Description of subject: RFC 6790 is an IETF standard that specifies the use of entropy labels to improve load balancing and path diversity in MPLS networks.
Referenced by (2)
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