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draft-chen-ccamp-isis-interas-te-extension



Network work group                                             Mach Chen 
Internet Draft                                              Renhai Zhang 
Expires: March 2008                          Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd 
Category: Standards Track                                  Xiaodong Duan 
                                                            China Mobile 
                                                       September 6, 2007 
                                    
                                      
    ISIS Traffic Engineering (ISIS-TE) Extensions in Support of Inter-AS 
     Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) 
                            Traffic Engineering 
             draft-chen-ccamp-isis-interas-te-extension-01.txt 


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Abstract 

   This document describes extensions to the ISIS Traffic Engineering 
   (ISIS-TE) mechanisms to support Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) 
   and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Traffic Engineering (TE) for multiple 
   Autonomous Systems (ASes). It defines ISIS-TE extensions for the 
   flooding of TE information about inter-AS links which can be used to 
   perform inter-AS TE path computation. 

 
 
 
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Conventions used in this document 

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", 
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this 
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119 [RFC2119]. 

Table of Contents 

    
   1. Introduction.................................................2 
   2. Problem Statement............................................3 
      2.1. A Note on Non-Objectives................................3 
      2.2. Per-Domain Path Determination...........................4 
      2.3. Backward Recursive Path Computation.....................5 
   3. Extensions to ISIS-TE........................................7 
      3.1. Remote AS Number Sub-TLV................................7 
      3.2. Remote ASBR ID Sub-TLV..................................8 
      3.3. Inter-AS Reachability TLV...............................9 
   4. Procedure for Inter-AS TE Links..............................9 
   5. Security Considerations.....................................11 
   6. IANA Considerations.........................................11 
      6.1. Inter-AS Reachability TLV..............................11 
      6.2. Sub-TLVs for the Inter-AS Reachability TLV.............11 
      6.3. Sub-TLVs for the Extended IS Reachability TLV..........12 
   7. Acknowledgments.............................................12 
   8. References..................................................12 
      8.1. Normative References...................................12 
      8.2. Informative References.................................12 
   Authors' Addresses.............................................14 
   Intellectual Property Statement................................14 
   Disclaimer of Validity.........................................15 
   Copyright Statement............................................15 
    
1. Introduction 

   [ISIS-TE] defines extensions to the ISIS protocol [ISIS] to support 
   intra-area Traffic Engineering (TE). The extensions provide a way of 
   encoding the TE information for TE-enabled links within the network 
   (TE links) and flooding this information within an area. The Extended 
   IS reachability TLV and Traffic Engineering Router ID TLV, which are 
   defined in [ISIS-TE], are used to carry such TE information. The 
   Extended IS reachability TLV has several nested sub-TLVs which 
   describe the TE attributes for a TE link.  

   [ISIS-TE-V3] and [GMPLS-TE] define similar extensions to ISIS [ISIS] 
   in support of IPv6 and GMPLS traffic engineering respectively. 

 
 
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   Requirements for establishing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) TE 
   Label Switched Paths (LSPs) that cross multiple Autonomous Systems 
   (ASes) are described in [INTER-AS-TE-REQ]. As described in [INTER-AS-
   TE-REQ], a method SHOULD provide the ability to compute a path 
   spanning multiple ASes. So a path computation entity that may be the 
   head-end Label Switching Router (LSR), an AS Border Router (ASBR), or 
   a Path Computation Element (PCE [PCE]) needs to know the TE 
   information not only of the links within an AS, but also of the links 
   that connect to other ASes. 

   In this document, some extensions to ISIS-TE are defined in support 
   of carrying inter-AS TE link information for inter-AS Traffic 
   Engineering. Two new sub-TLVs are added to the Extended IS 
   reachability TLV, and a new TLV, which is referred to as inter-AS 
   reachability TLV, is defined. The extensions are equally applicable 
   to IPv4 and IPv6 as identical extensions to [ISIS-TE] and [ISIS-TE-
   V3]. The detailed definitions and procedures are discussed in the 
   following sections. 

2. Problem Statement 

   As described in [INTER-AS-TE-REQ], in the case of establishing an 
   inter-AS TE LSP traversing multiple ASes, the Path message [RFC3209] 
   may include the following elements in the Explicit Route Object (ERO) 
   in order to describe the path of the LSP: 

     - a set of AS numbers as loose hops; and/or 

     - a set of LSRs including ASBRs as loose hops. 

   Two methods for determining inter-AS paths are currently discussed. 
   The per-domain method [PD-PATH] determines the path one domain at a 
   time. The backward recursive method [BRPC] uses cooperation between 
   PCEs to determine an optimum inter-domain path. The sections that 
   follow examine how inter-AS TE link information could be useful in 
   both cases. 

2.1. A Note on Non-Objectives 

   It is important to note that this document does not make any change 
   to the confidentiality and scaling assumptions surrounding the use of 
   ASes in the Internet. In particular, this document is conformant to 
   the requirements set out in [INTER-AS-TE-REQ]. 

   The following lists of features are explicit exclusions. 


 
 
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     o  There is no attempt to distribute TE information from within one 
        AS to another AS. 

     o  There is no mechanism proposed to distribute any form of TE 
        reachability information for destinations outside the AS. 

     o  There is no proposed change to the PCE architecture or usage. 

     o  TE aggregation is not supported or recommended. 

     o  There is no exchange of private information between ASes. 

     o  No ISIS adjacencies are formed on the inter-AS link. 

    

2.2. Per-Domain Path Determination 

   In the per-domain method of determining an inter-AS path for an MPLS-
   TE LSP, when an LSR that is an entry-point to an AS receives a PATH 
   message from an upstream AS with an ERO containing a next hop that is 
   an AS number, it needs to find which LSRs (ASBRs) within the local AS 
   are connected to the downstream AS so that it can compute a TE LSP 
   segment across the AS to one of those LSRs and forward the PATH 
   message to the LSR and hence into the next AS. See the figure below 
   for an example: 

                R1------R3----R5-----R7------R9-----R11 
                        |     | \    |      / | 
                        |     |  \   |  ----  | 
                        |     |   \  | /      | 
                R2------R4----R6   --R8------R10----R12 
                           :              : 
                <-- AS1 -->:<---- AS2 --->:<--- AS3 ---> 
    
                  Figure 1: Inter-AS Reference Model 

   The figure shows three ASes (AS1, AS2, and AS3) and twelve LSRs (R1 
   through R12). R3 and R4 are ASBRs in AS1. R5, R6, R7, and R8 are 
   ASBRs in AS2. R9 and R10 are ASBRs in AS3. 

   If an inter-AS TE LSP is planned to be established from R1 to R12, 
   the AS sequence is limited as: AS1, AS2, AS3. 

   Suppose that the Path message enters AS2 from R3. The next hop in the 
   ERO shows AS3, and R5 must determine a path segment across AS2 to 
   reach AS3. It has a choice of three exit points from AS2 (R6, R7, and 
 
 
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   R8) and it needs to know which of these provide TE connectivity to 
   AS3, and whether the TE connectivity (for example, available 
   bandwidth) is adequate for the requested LSP. 

   Alternatively, if the next hop in the ERO is the entry ASBR for AS3 
   (say R9), R5 needs to know which of its exit ASBRs has a TE link that 
   connects to R9. Since there may be multiple exist ASBRs that are 
   connected to R9 (both R7 and R8 in this example), R5 also needs to 
   know the TE properties of the inter-AS TE links so that it can select 
   the correct exit ASBR. 

   Once the path message reaches the exit ASBR, any choice of inter-AS 
   TE link can be made by the ASBR if not already made by entry ASBR 
   that computed the segment. 

   More details can be found in the Section 4.0 of [PD-PATH], which 
   clearly points out why advertising of inter-AS links is desired. 

   To enable R5 to make the correct choice of exit ASBR the following 
   information is needed: 

     o  List of all inter-AS TE links for the local AS. 

     o  TE properties of each inter-AS TE link. 

     o  AS number of the neighboring AS connected to by each inter-AS TE 
        link. 

     o  Identity (TE Router ID) of the neighboring ASBR connected to by 
        each inter-AS TE link. 

   In GMPLS networks further information may also be required to select 
   the correct TE links as defined in [GMPLS-TE]. 

   The example above shows how this information is needed at the entry 
   point ASBRs for each AS (or the PCEs that provide computation 
   services for the ASBRs), but this information is also needed 
   throughout the local AS if path computation function is fully 
   distributed among LSRs in the local AS, for example to support LSPs 
   that have start points (ingress nodes) within the AS.  

2.3. Backward Recursive Path Computation 

   Another scenario using PCE techniques has the same problem. [BRPC] 
   defines a PCE-based TE LSP computation method (called Backward 
   Recursive Path Computation) to compute optimal inter-domain 
   constrained MPLS-TE or GMPLS LSPs. In this path computation method, a 
 
 
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   specific set of traversed domains (ASes) are assumed to be selected 
   before computation starts. Each downstream PCE in domain(i) returns 
   to its upstream neighbor PCE in domain(i-1) a multipoint-to-point 
   tree of potential paths. Each tree consists of the set of paths from 
   all Boundary Nodes located in domain(i) to the destination where each 
   path satisfies the set of required constraints for the TE LSP 
   (bandwidth, affinities, etc.).  

   So a PCE needs to select Boundary Nodes (that is, ASBRs) that provide 
   connectivity from the upstream AS. In order that the tree of paths 
   provided by one PCE to its neighbor can be correlated, the identities 
   of the ASBRs for each path need to be referenced, so the PCE must 
   know the identities of the ASBRs in the remote AS reached by any 
   inter-AS TE link, and, in order that it provides only suitable paths 
   in the tree, the PCE must know the TE properties of the inter-AS TE 
   links. See the following figure as an example: 

                   PCE1<------>PCE2<-------->PCE3 
                   /       :             : 
                  /        :             : 
                R1------R3----R5-----R7------R9-----R11 
                        |     | \    |      / | 
                        |     |  \   |  ----  | 
                        |     |   \  | /      | 
                R2------R4----R6   --R8------R10----R12 
                           :              : 
                <-- AS1 -->:<---- AS2 --->:<--- AS3 ---> 
    
            Figure 2: BRPC for Inter-AS Reference Model 

   The figure shows three ASes (AS1, AS2, and AS3), three PCEs(PCE1, 
   PCE2, and PCE3) and twelve LSRs (R1 through R12). R3 and R4 are ASBRs 
   in AS1. R5, R6, R7, and R8 are ASBRs in AS2. R9 and R10 are ASBRs in 
   AS3. PCE1, PCE2, and PCE3 cooperate to perform inter-AS path 
   computation and are responsible for path segment computation within 
   their own domains.  

   If an inter-AS TE LSP is planned to be established from R1 to R12, 
   the traversed domains are assumed to be selected: AS1->AS2->AS3, and 
   the PCE chain is: PCE1->PCE2->PCE3. First, the path computation 
   request originated from the PCC (R1) is relayed by PCE1 and PCE2 
   along the PCE chain to PCE3, then PCE3 begins to compute the path 
   segments from the entry boundary nodes that provide connection from 
   AS2 to the destination (R12). But, to provide suitable path segments, 
   PCE3 must determine which entry boundary nodes provide connectivity 
   to its upstream neighbor AS (identified by its AS number) , and must 
   know the TE properties of the inter-AS TE links. In the same way, 
 
 
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   PCE2 also needs to determine the entry boundary nodes according to 
   its upstream neighbor AS and the inter-AS TE link capabilities. 

   Thus, to support Backward Recursive Path Computation the same 
   information as listed in Section 2.2 is required. 

3. Extensions to ISIS-TE 

   Note that this document does not define mechanisms for distribution 
   of TE information from one AS to another, does not distribute any 
   form of TE reachability information for destinations outside the AS, 
   does not change the PCE architecture or usage, does not suggest or 
   recommend any form of TE aggregation, and does not feed private 
   information between ASes. See section 2.1. 

   In this document, two new sub-TLVs are added to the extended IS 
   reachability TLV to carry the information about the neighboring AS 
   number and the remote ASBR ID of an inter-AS link. A new TLV, which 
   is referred to as inter-AS reachability TLV, is defined to flood the 
   information about the neighboring AS and the remote ASBR ID within a 
   whole AS. 

3.1. Remote AS Number Sub-TLV 

   As described in [ISIS-TE], the Extended IS reachability TLV describes 
   a single link and consists of a set of sub-TLVs. A new sub-TLV, the 
   Remote AS Number sub-TLV is added to the extended IS reachability TLV 
   when advertising inter-AS links. The Remote AS Number sub-TLV 
   specifies the AS number of the neighboring AS to which the advertised 
   link connects. 

   The Remote AS number sub-TLV is TLV type 23 (which needs to be 
   confirmed by IANA), and is four octets in length. The format is as 
   follows: 

    0                   1                   2                   3 
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |              Type             |             Length            | 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+  
   |                       Remote AS Number                        |   
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    
   The Remote AS number field has 4 octets. When only two octets are 
   used for the AS number, as in current deployments, the left (high-
   order) two octets MUST be set to zero. The Remote AS Number Sub-TLV 
   MUST be included when a router advertises an inter-AS TE link. 
 
 
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3.2. Remote ASBR ID Sub-TLV 

   A new sub-TLV, which is referred to as the Remote ASBR ID sub-TLV, is 
   added to the extended IS reachability TLV when advertising inter-AS 
   links. The remote ASBR ID sub-TLV specifies the identifier of the 
   remote ASBR to which the advertised inter-AS link connects, which 
   could be any stable and routable address of the remote ASBR (e.g., 
   the Router ID, TE Router ID or interface address). The TE Router ID 
   is RECOMMENDED. 

   The Remote ASBR ID sub-TLV is TLV type 24 (which needs to be 
   confirmed by IANA), and is four or sixteen octets in length. The 
   format of the remote ASBR ID sub-TLV is as follows: 

   0                   1                   2                   3 
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |              Type             |             Length            | 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+  
   |                       Remote ASBR ID                          |   
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                        
                       or 
    
   0                   1                   2                   3 
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |              Type             |             Length            | 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+  
   |                       Remote ASBR ID                          |   
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |                       Remote ASBR ID (continued)              |   
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |                       Remote ASBR ID (continued)              |   
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |                       Remote ASBR ID (continued)              |   
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    
 
   If a router implements traffic engineering for IPv4, the length of 
   the remote ASBR ID is 4. If a router implements traffic engineering 
   for IPv6, the length of the remote ASBR ID is 16. The Remote ASBR ID 
   Sub-TLV MUST be included when a router advertises an inter-AS TE 
   link . 



 
 
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3.3. Inter-AS Reachability TLV 

   The inter-AS reachability TLV has type 141 (which needs to be 
   confirmed by IANA). This is an optional TLV, when needed, it is used 
   to flood the reachability information of the inter-AS links within a 
   whole AS. And such reachability information SHOULD include the 
   neighboring AS number and the remote ASBR ID to which an inter-AS 
   link connects. The inter-AS reachability TLV contains a data 
   structure consisting of: 

      6 octets of System ID 
      1 octet of Pseudonode Number 
      1 octet flags 
         1 bit of up/down information 
         1 bit indicating the presence of sub-TLVs 
         6 bits reserved 
      1 octet of length of sub-TLVs 
      0-246 octets of sub-TLVs 
         where each sub-TLV consists of a sequence of: 
           1 octet of sub-type 
           1 octet of length of the value field of the sub-TLV 
           0-244 octets of value 
    

   In this document, two sub-TLVs are defined for the inter-AS 
   Reachability TLV, they are: 

   Sub-TLV type   Length  Name 
   ------------    ------  --------------------- 
             23        4   Remote AS number                                                 
             24    4or16   Remote ASBR Identifier 
   

   These two sub-TLVs have the same format and semantics as defined in 
   Section 3.1 and section 3.2 of this memo.  

4. Procedure for Inter-AS TE Links 

   When TE is enabled on an inter-AS link and the link is up, the ASBR 
   SHOULD advertise this link using the normal procedures for ISIS-TE 
   [ISIS-TE]. When either the link is down or TE is disabled on the 
   link , the ASBR SHOULD withdraw the advertisement. When there are 
   changes to the TE parameters for the link (for example, when the 
   available bandwidth changes) the ASBR SHOULD re-advertise the link, 
   but the ASBR MUST take precautions against excessive re-
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   Hellos MUST NOT be exchanged (and consequently, an ISIS adjacency 
   MUST NOT be formed) over the inter-AS link. 

   The information advertised comes from the ASBR's knowledge of the TE 
   capabilities of the link, the ASBR's knowledge of the current status 
   and usage of the link, and configuration at the ASBR of the remote AS 
   number and remote ASBR TE Router ID. 

   When the inter-AS reachability information needs to reach all routers 
   (including area border routers, ASBRs, and PCEs) in the AS, the ASBR 
   SHOULD carry the Remote AS sub-TLV and Remote ASBR ID sub-TLV in the 
   inter-AS reachability TLV. As defined in Section 4.1 of [ISIS-TE], 
   the inter-AS reachability TLV also defines an up/down bit to 
   facilitate the redistribution of inter-AS reachability information 
   freely between level 1 and level 2. The semantics of the up/down bit 
   in the new inter-AS reachability TLV are identical to the semantics 
   of the up/down bit defined in [ISIS-TE]. That is, the up/down bit 
   SHALL be set to 0 when the inter-AS reachability information first 
   injected into ISIS [ISIS], and the up/dawn bit SHALL be set to 1 if 
   the inter-AS reachability information needs to be advertised from 
   high level to low level. 

   Legacy routers receiving an advertisement for an inter-AS TE link are 
   able to ignore it because they do not know the new TLV and sub-TLVs 
   that are defined in Section 3 in this document. They will continue to 
   flood the LSP, but will not attempt to use the information received 
   as if the link were an intra-AS TE link. 

   Since there is no ISIS adjacency running on the inter-AS link, the 
   local ASBR SHOULD do a "proxy" advertisement for the backward 
   direction of an inter-AS TE link, which facilitates a path 
   computation entity to do a 2-way check before including the link in a 
   path computation. As the objective of such a "proxy" advertisement is 
   to avoid using an inter-AS TE link when the backward direction of the 
   inter-AS TE link is unavailable or unsuitable, only some mandatory or 
   essential TE information needs to be advertised, i.e. the Link ID, 
   the Link Type, and the Remote AS number of an inter-AS TE link. 

   Routers or PCEs that are capable of processing advertisements of 
   inter-AS TE links SHOULD NOT use such links to compute paths that 
   exit an AS to a remote ASBR and then immediately re-enter the AS 
   through another TE link. Such paths would constitute extremely rare 
   occurrences and SHOULD NOT be allowed except as the result of 
   specific policy configurations at the router or PCE computing the 
   path. 


 
 
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5. Security Considerations 

   The protocol extensions defined in this document are relatively minor 
   and can be secured within the AS in which they are used by the 
   existing ISIS security mechanisms. 

   There is no exchange of information between ASes, and no change to 
   the ISIS security relationship between the ASes. In particular, since 
   no ISIS adjacency is formed on the inter-AS links, there is no 
   requirement for ISIS security between the ASes. 

   It should be noted, however, that some of the information included in 
   these new advertisements(the remote AS number and the remote ASBR ID) 
   are obtained from a neighboring administration and cannot be verified 
   in anyway. Since the means of delivery of this information is likely 
   to be part of a commercial relationship, the source of the 
   information should be carefully checked before it is entered as 
   configuration information at the ASBR responsible for advertising the 
   inter-AS TE links. 

6. IANA Considerations 

   IANA is requested to make the following allocations from registries 
   under its control. 

6.1. Inter-AS Reachability TLV 

   This document defines the following new ISIS TLV type that needs to    
   be reflected in the ISIS TLV code-point registry as described in 
   Section 3.3: 

              Type        Description              IIH   LSP   SNP 
              ----        ----------------------   ---   ---   --- 
               141        Inter-AS reachability     n     y     n 
                                information 
    

6.2. Sub-TLVs for the Inter-AS Reachability TLV 

   This document defines the following new sub-TLV types of top-    
   level TLV 141 that need to be reflected in the ISIS sub-TLV registry 
   for TLV 141 as described in Sections 3.3 and 6.1: 





 
 
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              Type        Description                        Length 
              ----        ------------------------------   -------- 
                23        Remote AS number                        4 
                24        Remote ASBR Identifier            4 or 16 
    

6.3. Sub-TLVs for the Extended IS Reachability TLV 

   This document also defines the following new sub-TLV types of top-    
   level TLV 22 that need to be reflected in the ISIS sub-TLV registry 
   for TLV 22 as described in Section 3.1: 

              Type        Description                        Length 
              ----        ------------------------------   -------- 
                23        Remote AS number                        4 
                24        Remote ASBR Identifier            4 or 16 
    

7. Acknowledgments 

   The authors would like to thank Adrian Farrel, Jean-Louis Le Roux, 
   Christian Hopps, and Les Ginsberg for their review and comments to 
   this document. 

8. References 

8.1. Normative References 

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate 
             Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. 

   [RFC3209]  Awduche, D., Berger, L., Gan, D., Li, T., Srinivasan, V., 
             and G. Swallow, "RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP 
             Tunnels", RFC 3209, December 2001. 

   [ISIS]  Callon, R., "Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in TCP/IP and              
             dual environments", RFC 1195, December 1990. 

 

8.2. Informative References 

   [INTER-AS-TE-REQ] Zhang and Vasseur, "MPLS Inter-AS Traffic 
             Engineering Requirements", RFC4216, November 2005. 



 
 
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   [PD-PATH] Ayyangar, A., Vasseur, JP., and Zhang, R., "A Per-domain 
             path computation method for establishing Inter-domain", 
             draft-ietf-ccamp-inter-domain-pd-path-comp, (work in 
             progress). 

   [BRPC] JP. Vasseur, Ed., R. Zhang, N. Bitar, JL. Le Roux, "A Backward 
             Recursive PCE-based Computation (BRPC) procedure to compute 
             shortest inter-domain Traffic Engineering Label Switched 
             Paths ", draft-ietf-pce-brpc, (work in progress) 

   [PCE] Farrel, A., Vasseur, JP., and Ash, J., "A Path Computation 
             Element (PCE)-Based Architecture", RFC4655, August 2006. 

   [ISIS-TE-V3] Harrison, J., Berger, J., and Bartlett, M., "IPv6 
             Traffic Engineering in IS-IS", draft-ietf-isis-ipv6-te, 
             {work in progress}. 

   [ISIS-TE] Smit, H. and T. Li, "Intermediate System to Intermediate           
             System (IS-IS) Extensions for Traffic Engineering (TE)",           
             RFC 3784, June 2004. 

   [GMPLS-TE] K.Kompella and Y.Rekhter, "IS-IS Extensions in Support of         
             Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching", RFC 4205,             
             October 2005. 

 




















 
 
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Authors' Addresses 

   Mach Chen 
   Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd 
   KuiKe Building, No.9 Xinxi Rd., 
   Hai-Dian District  
   Beijing, 100085 
   P.R. China 
      
   Email: mach@huawei.com 
    
    
   Renhai Zhang 
   Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd 
   KuiKe Building, No.9 Xinxi Rd., 
   Hai-Dian District  
   Beijing, 100085 
   P.R. China 
      
   Email: zhangrenhai@huawei.com 
    
    
   Duanxiao Dong 
   China Mobile 
   53A,Xibianmennei Ave,Xunwu District 
   Beijing, China 
      
   Email: duanxiaodong@chinamobile.com 
 

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