BRPC Extensions for Point-to-Multipoint Path Computation
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
The ability to compute constrained Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths (TE LSPs) for point-to-multipoint (P2MP) LSPs in Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) networks across multiple domains (where a domain is a collection of network elements within a common sphere of address management or path computational responsibility such as an IGP area or an Autonomous Systems) has been identified as a key requirement [PCEP-P2MP-REQ]. This document addresses this requirement by extending backward recursive path computation (BRPC) technique proposed for Point-to-Point (P2P) LSPs in [P2P-BRPC] for P2MP LSP path computation in a multiple domains network. Conventions used in this document In examples, "C:" and "S:" indicate lines sent by the client and server respectively. 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 0.