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<reference anchor='RFC1953'>

<front>
<title>Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol Specification for IPv4 Version 1.0</title>
<author initials='P.' surname='Newman' fullname='Peter Newman'>
<organization>Ipsilon Networks, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>2191 East Bayshore Road</street>
<street>Suite 100</street>
<city>Palo Alto</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>94303</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 415 846 4603</phone>
<email>pn@ipsilon.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='W.' surname='Edwards' fullname='W. L. Edwards'>
<organization>Sprint Technology Services - Long Distance Division</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>9300 Metcalf Avenue</street>
<street>Mailstop KSOPKB0802</street>
<city>Overland Park</city>
<region>KS</region>
<code>66212-6333</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 913 534 5334</phone>
<email>texas@sprintcorp.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='R.' surname='Hinden' fullname='Robert M. Hinden'>
<organization>Ipsilon Networks, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>2191 East Bayshore Road</street>
<street>Suite 100</street>
<city>Palo Alto</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>94303</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 415 846 4604</phone>
<email>hinden@ipsilon.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='E.' surname='Hoffman' fullname='Eric Hoffman'>
<organization>Ipsilon Networks, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>2191 East Bayshore Road</street>
<street>Suite 100</street>
<city>Palo Alto</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>94303</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 415 846 4610</phone>
<email>hoffman@ipsilon.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='F.' surname='Ching Liaw' fullname='Fong Ching Liaw'>
<organization>Ipsilon Networks, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>2191 East Bayshore Road</street>
<street>Suite 100</street>
<city>Palo Alto</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>94303</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 415 846 4607</phone>
<email>fong@ipsilon.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='T.' surname='Lyon' fullname='Tom Lyon'>
<organization>Ipsilon Networks, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>2191 East Bayshore Road</street>
<street>Suite 100</street>
<city>Palo Alto</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>94303</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 415 846 4601</phone>
<email>pugs@ipsilon.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='G.' surname='Minshall' fullname='Greg Minshall'>
<organization>Ipsilon Networks, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>2191 East Bayshore Road</street>
<street>Suite 100</street>
<city>Palo Alto</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>94303</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 415 846 4605</phone>
<email>minshall@ipsilon.com</email></address></author>
<date month='May' year='1996' />
<abstract>
<t>The Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol (IFMP), is a protocol for allowing a node to instruct an adjacent node to attach a layer 2 label to a specified IP flow.  The label allows more efficient access to cached routing information for that flow.  The label can also enable a node to switch further packets belonging to the specified flow at layer 2 rather than forwarding them at layer 3.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='1953' />
</reference>
