RFC 9689: Use Cases for a PCE as a Central Controller (PCECC)

The PCE is a core component of a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) system. It can be used to compute optimal paths for network traffic and update existing…

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Outgoing relationships (39 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 5440: Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normative reference — RFC 8231: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Stateful PCE
Normative reference — RFC 8253: PCEPS: Usage of TLS to Provide a Secure Transport for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Normative reference — RFC 7665: Service Function Chaining (SFC) Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 8281: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for PCE-Initiated LSP Setup in a Stateful PCE Model
Normative reference — RFC 8283: An Architecture for Use of PCE and the PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) in a Network with Central Control
Informative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 2328: OSPF Version 2
Informative reference — RFC 4364: BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 4655: A Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 5036: LDP Specification
Informative reference — RFC 5340: OSPF for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 1195: Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in TCP/IP and dual environments
Informative reference — RFC 7432: BGP MPLS-Based Ethernet VPN
Informative reference — RFC 4206: Label Switched Paths (LSP) Hierarchy with Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Traffic Engineering (TE)
Informative reference — RFC 8986: Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) Network Programming
Informative reference — RFC 9256: Segment Routing Policy Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 4456: BGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP (IBGP)
Informative reference — RFC 5541: Encoding of Objective Functions in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)
Informative reference — RFC 8300: Network Service Header (NSH)
Informative reference — RFC 8664: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Segment Routing
Informative reference — RFC 9012: The BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Informative reference — RFC 5150: Label Switched Path Stitching with Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering (GMPLS TE)
Informative reference — RFC 8279: Multicast Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
Informative reference — RFC 8955: Dissemination of Flow Specification Rules
Informative reference — RFC 5376: Inter-AS Requirements for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCECP)
Informative reference — RFC 7399: Unanswered Questions in the Path Computation Element Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 7491: A PCE-Based Architecture for Application-Based Network Operations
Informative reference — RFC 7025: Requirements for GMPLS Applications of PCE
Informative reference — RFC 8355: Resiliency Use Cases in Source Packet Routing in Networking (SPRING) Networks
Informative reference — RFC 9522: Overview and Principles of Internet Traffic Engineering
Informative reference — RFC 9087: Segment Routing Centralized BGP Egress Peer Engineering
Informative reference — RFC 9168: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extension for Flow Specification
Informative reference — RFC 9262: Tree Engineering for Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER-TE)
Informative reference — RFC 8735: Scenarios and Simulation Results of PCE in a Native IP Network
Informative reference — RFC 9050: Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Procedures and Extensions for Using the PCE as a Central Controller (PCECC) of LSPs
Informative reference — RFC 9491: Integration of the Network Service Header (NSH) and Segment Routing for Service Function Chaining (SFC)
Informative reference — RFC 9604: Carrying Binding Label/SID in PCE-Based Networks
Informative reference — RFC 8821: PCE-Based Traffic Engineering (TE) in Native IP Networks