RFC 5440: Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP)

This document specifies the Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP) for communications between a Path Computation Client (PCC) and a PCE,…

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Outgoing relationships (28 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Normative reference — RFC 2205: Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3473: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource ReserVation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 4090: Fast Reroute Extensions to RSVP-TE for LSP Tunnels
Normative reference — RFC 3477: Signalling Unnumbered Links in Resource ReSerVation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)
Informative reference — RFC 5246: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2
Informative reference — RFC 4303: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Informative reference — RFC 1321: The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm
Informative reference — RFC 4655: A Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 4306: Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 5036: LDP Specification
Informative reference — RFC 3471: Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description
Informative reference — RFC 4120: The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5)
Informative reference — RFC 4657: Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol Generic Requirements
Informative reference — RFC 4107: Guidelines for Cryptographic Key Management
Informative reference — RFC 5088: OSPF Protocol Extensions for Path Computation Element (PCE) Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 5089: IS-IS Protocol Extensions for Path Computation Element (PCE) Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 5420: Encoding of Attributes for MPLS LSP Establishment Using Resource Reservation Protocol Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)
Informative reference — RFC 4022: Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Informative reference — RFC 4101: Writing Protocol Models
Informative reference — RFC 4674: Requirements for Path Computation Element (PCE) Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 3562: Key Management Considerations for the TCP MD5 Signature Option
Informative reference — RFC 5376: Inter-AS Requirements for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCECP)
Informative reference — RFC 4278: Standards Maturity Variance Regarding the TCP MD5 Signature Option (RFC 2385) and the BGP-4 Specification
Informative reference — RFC 3785: Use of Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) Metric as a second MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) Metric
Informative reference — RFC 4927: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCECP) Specific Requirements for Inter-Area MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering

Incoming relationships (81 related RFCs)

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Updated by — RFC 8253: PCEPS: Usage of TLS to Provide a Secure Transport for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 7896: Update to the Include Route Object (IRO) Specification in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Updated by — RFC 8356: Experimental Codepoint Allocation for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9488: Local Protection Enforcement in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
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 8231: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Stateful PCE
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8281: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for PCE-Initiated LSP Setup in a Stateful PCE Model
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5541: Encoding of Objective Functions in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8664: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Segment Routing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5441: A Backward-Recursive PCE-Based Computation (BRPC) Procedure to Compute Shortest Constrained Inter-Domain Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5520: Preserving Topology Confidentiality in Inter-Domain Path Computation Using a Path-Key-Based Mechanism
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6163: Framework for GMPLS and Path Computation Element (PCE) Control of Wavelength Switched Optical Networks (WSONs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7420: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Management Information Base (MIB) Module
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7308: Extended Administrative Groups in MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5886: A Set of Monitoring Tools for Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5521: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Route Exclusions
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6805: The Application of the Path Computation Element Architecture to the Determination of a Sequence of Domains in MPLS and GMPLS
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5557: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Requirements and Protocol Extensions in Support of Global Concurrent Optimization
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8232: Optimizations of Label Switched Path State Synchronization Procedures for a Stateful PCE
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8283: An Architecture for Use of PCE and the PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) in a Network with Central Control
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6006: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7062: Framework for GMPLS and PCE Control of G.709 Optical Transport Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8408: Conveying Path Setup Type in PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) Messages
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8685: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for the Hierarchical Path Computation Element (H-PCE) Architecture
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8745: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Associating Working and Protection Label Switched Paths (LSPs) with Stateful PCE
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6007: Use of the Synchronization VECtor (SVEC) List for Synchronized Dependent Path Computations
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7470: Conveying Vendor-Specific Constraints in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7897: Domain Subobjects for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8282: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Inter-Layer MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9168: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extension for Flow Specification
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7334: PCE-Based Computation Procedure to Compute Shortest Constrained Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) Inter-Domain Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7449: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Requirements for Wavelength Switched Optical Network (WSON) Routing and Wavelength Assignment
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8233: Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) to Compute Service-Aware Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8735: Scenarios and Simulation Results of PCE in a Native IP Network
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8741: Ability for a Stateful Path Computation Element (PCE) to Request and Obtain Control of a Label Switched Path (LSP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8779: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for GMPLS
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8800: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extension for Label Switched Path (LSP) Diversity Constraint Signaling
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9604: Carrying Binding Label/SID in PCE-Based Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9857: Advertisement of Segment Routing Policies Using BGP - Link State
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7150: Conveying Vendor-Specific Constraints in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8751: Hierarchical Stateful Path Computation Element (PCE)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8821: PCE-Based Traffic Engineering (TE) in Native IP Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9005: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extension for Associating Policies and Label Switched Paths (LSPs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9753: Extension for Stateful PCE to Allow Optional Processing of Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Objects
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9826: A YANG Data Model for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9862: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Segment Routing (SR) Policy Candidate Paths
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9916: Updates to the Usage of TLS to Provide a Secure Transport for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5455: Diffserv-Aware Class-Type Object for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8694: Applicability of the Path Computation Element to Inter-area and Inter-AS MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8733: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for MPLS-TE Label Switched Path (LSP) Auto-Bandwidth Adjustment with Stateful PCE