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Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Updated by:

RFC 7896, RFC 8253, RFC 8356, RFC 9488

Authors:

JP. Vasseur, Ed.
JL. Le Roux, Ed.

Stream:

IETF

Source:

pce (rtg)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5440

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Abstract

This document specifies the Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP) for communications between a Path Computation Client (PCC) and a PCE, or between two PCEs. Such interactions include path computation requests and path computation replies as well as notifications of specific states related to the use of a PCE in the context of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Traffic Engineering. PCEP is designed to be flexible and extensible so as to easily allow for the addition of further messages and objects, should further requirements be expressed in the future. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.