{"draft":"draft-ietf-pce-comm-protocol-gen-reqs-07","doc_id":"RFC4657","title":"Path Computation Element (PCE) Communication Protocol Generic Requirements","authors":["J. Ash, Ed.","J.L. Le Roux, Ed."],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"21","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"Path Computation Element","abstract":"The PCE model is described in the \"PCE Architecture\" document and\r\nfacilitates path computation requests from Path Computation Clients\r\n(PCCs) to Path Computation Elements (PCEs).  This document specifies\r\ngeneric requirements for a communication protocol between PCCs and\r\nPCEs, and also between PCEs where cooperation between PCEs is\r\ndesirable.  Subsequent documents will specify application-specific\r\nrequirements for the PCE communication protocol.  This memo provides information for the Internet community.","pub_date":"September 2006","keywords":["pce architecture","pcc","path computation client"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC4657","errata_url":null}