RFC 8637: Applicability of the Path Computation Element (PCE) to the Abstraction and Control of TE Networks (ACTN)
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Abstraction and Control of TE Networks (ACTN) refers to the set of virtual network (VN) operations needed to orchestrate, control, and manage large-scale multidomain TE networks so as to facilitate network programmability, automation, efficient resource sharing, and end-to-end virtual service-aware connectivity and network function virtualization services. The Path Computation Element (PCE) is a component, application, or network node that is capable of computing a network path or route based on a network graph and applying computational constraints. The PCE serves requests from Path Computation Clients (PCCs) that communicate with it over a local API or using the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP). This document examines the applicability of PCE to the ACTN framework.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8637
- Published
- July 2019
- Authors
- D. Dhody; Y. Lee; D. Ceccarelli
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 22
- Also known as
- —
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- RFC 8356Experimental Codepoint Allocation for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)Current
March 2018
- RFC 8283An Architecture for Use of PCE and the PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) in a Network with Central ControlCurrent
December 2017
- RFC 8253PCEPS: Usage of TLS to Provide a Secure Transport for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)Updated
October 2017
- RFC 8233Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) to Compute Service-Aware Label Switched Paths (LSPs)Updated
September 2017
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