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RFC 3272: Overview and Principles of Internet Traffic Engineering

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 9522.

Current version: RFC 9522 — Overview and Principles of Internet Traffic Engineering

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This memo describes the principles of Traffic Engineering (TE) in the Internet. The document is intended to promote better understanding of the issues surrounding traffic engineering in IP networks, and to provide a common basis for the development of traffic engineering capabilities for the Internet. The principles, architectures, and methodologies for performance evaluation and performance optimization of operational IP networks are discussed throughout this document. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC3272
Published
May 2002
Authors
D. Awduche; A. Chiu; A. Elwalid; I. Widjaja; X. Xiao
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
sub
Pages
71
Also known as
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Obsoleted by:
RFC 9522
Updated by:
RFC 5462

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