RFC 8779: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for GMPLS

A Path Computation Element (PCE) provides path computation functions for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) networks.…

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Outgoing relationships (39 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 8126: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Normative reference — RFC 3473: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 5440: Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normative reference — RFC 3471: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description
Normative reference — RFC 3630: Traffic Engineering (TE) Extensions to OSPF Version 2
Normative reference — RFC 2210: The Use of RSVP with IETF Integrated Services
Normative reference — RFC 8253: PCEPS: Usage of TLS to Provide a Secure Transport for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normative reference — RFC 5511: Routing Backus-Naur Form (RBNF): A Syntax Used to Form Encoding Rules in Various Routing Protocol Specifications
Normative reference — RFC 4872: RSVP-TE Extensions in Support of End-to-End Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Recovery
Normative reference — RFC 5088: OSPF Protocol Extensions for Path Computation Element (PCE) Discovery
Normative reference — RFC 4873: GMPLS Segment Recovery
Normative reference — RFC 3477: Signalling Unnumbered Links in Resource ReSerVation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)
Normative reference — RFC 5089: IS-IS Protocol Extensions for Path Computation Element (PCE) Discovery
Normative reference — RFC 5541: Encoding of Objective Functions in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normative reference — RFC 5520: Preserving Topology Confidentiality in Inter-Domain Path Computation Using a Path-Key-Based Mechanism
Normative reference — RFC 4328: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Extensions for G.709 Optical Transport Networks Control
Normative reference — RFC 6001: Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Protocol Extensions for Multi-Layer and Multi-Region Networks (MLN/MRN)
Normative reference — RFC 4606: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Extensions for Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Control
Normative reference — RFC 4802: Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Traffic Engineering Management Information Base
Normative reference — RFC 6205: Generalized Labels for Lambda-Switch-Capable (LSC) Label Switching Routers
Normative reference — RFC 5521: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Route Exclusions
Normative reference — RFC 7139: GMPLS Signaling Extensions for Control of Evolving G.709 Optical Transport Networks
Normative reference — RFC 4003: GMPLS Signaling Procedure for Egress Control
Normative reference — RFC 7570: Label Switched Path (LSP) Attribute in the Explicit Route Object (ERO)
Normative reference — RFC 6003: Ethernet Traffic Parameters
Normative reference — RFC 8306: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths
Normative reference — RFC 6387: GMPLS Asymmetric Bandwidth Bidirectional Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Normative reference — RFC 8282: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Inter-Layer MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering
Normative reference — RFC 7792: RSVP-TE Signaling Extensions in Support of Flexi-Grid Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Networks
Informative reference — RFC 4655: A Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 5920: Security Framework for MPLS and GMPLS Networks
Informative reference — RFC 4657: Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol Generic Requirements
Informative reference — RFC 6163: Framework for GMPLS and Path Computation Element (PCE) Control of Wavelength Switched Optical Networks (WSONs)
Informative reference — RFC 6123: Inclusion of Manageability Sections in Path Computation Element (PCE) Working Group Drafts
Informative reference — RFC 7025: Requirements for GMPLS Applications of PCE
Informative reference — RFC 7449: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Requirements for Wavelength Switched Optical Network (WSON) Routing and Wavelength Assignment

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 9756: Update to the IANA Path Communication Element Protocol (PCEP) Numbers Registration Procedures and the Allowance of Experimental Error Codes
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9826: A YANG Data Model for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8780: The Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extension for Wavelength Switched Optical Network (WSON) Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA)