RFC 4657: Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol Generic Requirements

The PCE model is described in the "PCE Architecture" document and facilitates path computation requests from Path Computation Clients (PCCs) to Path…

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Outgoing relationships (4 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4655: A Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 3127: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting: Protocol Evaluation

Incoming relationships (27 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 5376: Inter-AS Requirements for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCECP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5862: Path Computation Clients (PCC) - Path Computation Element (PCE) Requirements for Point-to-Multipoint MPLS-TE
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6007: Use of the Synchronization VECtor (SVEC) List for Synchronized Dependent Path Computations
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4927: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCECP) Specific Requirements for Inter-Area MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5440: Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8231: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Stateful PCE
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8281: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for PCE-Initiated LSP Setup in a Stateful PCE Model
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5541: Encoding of Objective Functions in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8664: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Segment Routing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4674: Requirements for Path Computation Element (PCE) Discovery
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5521: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Route Exclusions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5557: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Requirements and Protocol Extensions in Support of Global Concurrent Optimization
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6006: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5671: Applicability of the Path Computation Element (PCE) to Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering (TE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8306: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8408: Conveying Path Setup Type in PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) Messages
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8745: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Associating Working and Protection Label Switched Paths (LSPs) with Stateful PCE
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7470: Conveying Vendor-Specific Constraints in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6601: Generic Connection Admission Control (GCAC) Algorithm Specification for IP/MPLS Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7334: PCE-Based Computation Procedure to Compute Shortest Constrained Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) Inter-Domain Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7449: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Requirements for Wavelength Switched Optical Network (WSON) Routing and Wavelength Assignment
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8741: Ability for a Stateful Path Computation Element (PCE) to Request and Obtain Control of a Label Switched Path (LSP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8779: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for GMPLS
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6457: PCC-PCE Communication and PCE Discovery Requirements for Inter-Layer Traffic Engineering
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7150: Conveying Vendor-Specific Constraints in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5455: Diffserv-Aware Class-Type Object for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9504: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Stateful PCE Usage in GMPLS-Controlled Networks