RFC 6827 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2013

Automatically Switched Optical Network Routing for OSPFv2 Protocols

Overview

RFC 6827, “Automatically Switched Optical Network Routing for OSPFv2 Protocols”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2013 by A. Malis, A. Lindem, D. Papadimitriou. It updates RFC 5786. It obsoletes RFC 5787. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The ITU-T has defined an architecture and requirements for operating an Automatically Switched Optical Network (ASON).

The Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) protocol suite is designed to provide a control plane for a range of network technologies. These include optical networks such as time division multiplexing (TDM) networks including the Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH), Optical Transport Networks (OTNs), and lambda switching optical networks.

The requirements for GMPLS routing to satisfy the requirements of ASON routing and an evaluation of existing GMPLS routing protocols are provided in other documents. This document defines extensions to the OSPFv2 Link State Routing Protocol to meet the requirements for routing in an ASON.

Note that this work is scoped to the requirements and evaluation expressed in RFC 4258 and RFC 4652 and the ITU-T Recommendations that were current when those documents were written. Future extensions or revisions of this work may be necessary if the ITU-T Recommendations are revised or if new requirements are introduced into a revision of RFC 4258. This document obsoletes RFC 5787 and updates RFC 5786. [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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RFC 5787
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RFC 5786
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