RFC 5305 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2008

IS-IS Extensions for Traffic Engineering

Overview

RFC 5305, “IS-IS Extensions for Traffic Engineering”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2008 by T. Li, H. Smit. It obsoletes RFC 3784. It has since been updated by RFC 5307, RFC 8918. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes extensions to the Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) protocol to support Traffic Engineering (TE). This document extends the IS-IS protocol by specifying new information that an Intermediate System (router) can place in Link State Protocol Data Units (LSP). This information describes additional details regarding the state of the network that are useful for traffic engineering computations. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 3784
Updated by
RFC 5307 RFC 8918
Other RFCs from 2008

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