Subject: I-D Action: draft-dhody-pce-pcep-extension-pce-controller-p2mp-07.txt

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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:59:22 -0700

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        Title           : Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Procedures and Extensions for Using the PCE as a Central Controller (PCECC) of P2MP LSPs
        Authors         : Zhenbin Li
                          Shuping Peng
                          Xuesong Geng
                          Mahendra Singh Negi
	Filename        : draft-dhody-pce-pcep-extension-pce-controller-p2mp-07.txt
	Pages           : 17
	Date            : 2021-08-27

Abstract:
   The Path Computation Element (PCE) is a core component of Software-
   Defined Networking (SDN) systems.

   The PCE has been identified as an appropriate technology for the
   determination of the paths of point-to-multipoint (P2MP) TE Label
   Switched Paths (LSPs).

   A PCE-based Central Controller (PCECC) can simplify the processing of
   a distributed control plane by blending it with elements of SDN and
   without necessarily completely replacing it.  Thus, the P2MP LSP can
   be calculated/set up/initiated and the label-forwarding entries can
   also be downloaded through a centralized PCE server to each network
   device along the P2MP path, while leveraging the existing PCE
   technologies as much as possible.

   This document specifies the procedures and Path Computation Element
   Communication Protocol (PCEP) extensions for using the PCE as the
   central controller for provisioning labels along the path of the
   static P2MP LSP.

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