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Addressing and Messaging in Generalized Multi-Protocol

Label Switching (GMPLS) Networks: Best Practices

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Richard RabbatRajiv Papneja

Kohei Shiomoto

IETF CCAMP

Contributors:Yumiko Kawashima(NTT)Ashok Narayanan (Cisco)Eiji Oki (NTT)

Lyndon Ong (Ciena)Vijay Pandian (Sycamore)Hari Rakotoranto(Cisco)

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Motivation for this Draft

Proposes best common practices for GMPLS-based networks

Builds on experience gained from the testing in GMPLS-based networks, this draft proposes solutions to some interoperability issues we found

Those issues were due to the fact that text in some RFCs is not sufficiently clear

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Summary

Main topics Addressing schemes for numbered and

unnumbered links RSVP-TE Message Content

Recommendations for setting values for the following Router ID (OSPF Router ID or ISIS System ID)

and TE router ID IPv4 addresses in RSVP Objects Incoming vs. Outgoing Interface ID in ERO and

RRO

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In Conclusion

Current state Draft is being discussed on and off the CCAMP ML Many comments received Interest in this topic is growing due to the various

interoperability events that have occurred This draft is an attempt to collect items of study

and makes an initial attempt at resolving them What’s next

Topic in new charter Looking for more contributions (Send email to list

and editors) Target is to eventually get it accepted as WG draft