This Recommendation covers MPLS user-plane operation@ administration and maintenance@ control plane aspects and TMN aspects of MPLS management. The mechanisms covered in this Recommendation are being worked on at different standard bodies mainly ITU-T and IETF. This Recommendation focuses on MPLS technology specific OAM aspects of the TMN model of [ITU-T M.3010]. The Recommendation's scope is limited to those components and interfaces that interface between network elements (user and control plane)@ and between network elements and EMS@ NMS systems (the 'Q' interface).