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[Erblichs <erblichs@earthlink.net>]

Suggestion / comment,

	Should the title expand "DoD" or should "DoD" be specified
	at the end of the Abstract?

	Thanks,
		Mitchell Erblich
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>         Title           : LDP DoD Graceful Restart
>         Author(s)       : B. Thomas, A. Raj
>         Filename        : draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-dod-restart-00.txt
>         Pages           : 18
>         Date            : 2003-4-18
> 
> LDP graceful restart is a mechanism that helps reduce the negative
> effects on MPLS traffic caused by the restart of a Label Switching
> Router's (LSR's) control plane, specifically by the restart of its
> Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) component [RFC3036], on LSRs that
> are capable of preserving MPLS forwarding state across the restart.
> [RFC3478] defines procedures for LDP graceful restart for downstream
> unsolicited label distribution but leaves procedures for downstream
> on demand label distribution a subject for future study.  This
> document defines graceful restart procedures for downstream on demand
> label distribution.
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