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   CCAMP                                                                
   Internet Draft                                 Jean-Philippe Vasseur 
                                                        Stefano Previdi 
                                                          Cisco Systems 
                                                             Paul Mabey 
                                                                  Qwest 
                                                     Jean-Louis Le Roux 
                                                         France Telecom 
                                                                        
   Document: draft-vasseur-ccamp-isis-te-                               
   caps-00.txt 
   Expires: August 2004                                   February 2004 
    
    
                IS-IS MPLS Traffic Engineering capabilities 
    
                  draft-vasseur-ccamp-isis-te-caps-00.txt 
    
    
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Abstract 
    
   This document proposes IS-IS traffic engineering capability sub-TLVs  
   related to various MPLS Traffic Engineering capabilities. These sub-
   TLVs are carried within the IS-IS CAPABILITY TLV. 
    
Conventions used in this document 
    


 
 
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   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 [ii]. 
    
Table of Contents 
 
   1. Where does this draft fit in the picture of the CCAMP and ISIS WG?
   ..................................................................2 
   2. Terminology....................................................2 
   3. Introduction...................................................3 
   4. PCED sub-TLV...................................................4 
      4.1 Description................................................4 
      4.2 PCED sub-TLV format........................................4 
   4.2.2 PCE-ADDRESS sub-TLV.........................................4 
   4.2.3 PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV......................................5 
   4.2.4 AS-DOMAIN sub-TLV...........................................7 
   5. TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV..........................................7 
      5.1 Introduction...............................................7 
      5.2 TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV format...............................8 
   6. TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV............................................9 
      6.1 Introduction...............................................9 
      6.2 TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV format.................................9 
   7. Element of procedure...........................................9 
      7.1 PCED sub-TLV..............................................10 
      7.2 TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV.....................................12 
      7.3 TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV.......................................12 
   8. Interoperability with routers non supporting this capability..13 
   9. Security considerations.......................................13 
   10. Intellectual Property Considerations.........................13 
   11. References...................................................14 
   Normative references.............................................14 
   Informative references...........................................14 
   12. Author's Addresses...........................................14 
    
 
1. 
  Where does this draft fit in the picture of the CCAMP and ISIS WG? 
 
   This document specifies IS-IS extensions in support of MPLS Traffic 
   Engineering. It will be discussed in the CCAMP Working Group with a 
   review in the ISIS Working Group. 
 
2. 
  Terminology 
 
   Terminology used in this document 
    
   LSR: Label Switch Router. 
    
   PCE: Path Computation Element whose function is to compute the path 
   of a TE LSP it is not the head-end for. The PCE may be an LSR (e.g 
 
 
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   ABR or ASBR) in the context of some distributed PCE-based path 
   computation scenario as defined in [INTER-AREA-AS] or a centralized 
   Path Computation Element not forwarding packet. 
    
   PCC: Path Computation Client (any head-end LSR) requesting a TE LSP 
   path computation to the Path Computation Element. 
    
   TE LSP: Traffic Engineering Label Switched Path. 
    
   TE LSP head-end: head/source of the TE LSP. 
    
   TE LSP tail-end: tail/destination of the TE LSP. 
    
   Intra-area TE LSP: TE LSP whose head-end and tail-end reside in the 
   same area, and whose path does not transit across areas/levels. 
    
   Inter-area MPLS TE LSP: A TE LSP where the head-end LSR and tail-end 
   LSR do not reside in the same area or both the head-end and tail end 
   LSR reside in the same area but the TE LSP transits one or more 
   different areas along the path. 
    
   Inter-AS MPLS TE LSP: A TE LSP whose head-end LSR and tail-end LSR do 
   not reside within the same Autonomous System (AS), or whose head-end 
   LSR and tail-end LSR are both in the same AS but the TE LSPªs path 
   may be across different ASes. Note that this definition also applies 
   to TE LSP whose Head-end and Tail-end LSRs reside in different sub-
   ASes (BGP confederations). 
    
3. 
  Introduction 
    
   This document describes the usage of several IS-IS TE capabilities 
   sub-TLVs: the PCED (PCE Discovery), the TE-MESH-GROUP and the TE-
   NODE-CAP sub-TLVs. These IS-IS TE capability sub-TLVs are carried 
   within the IS-IS CAPABILITY TLV specified in [IS-IS-CAP]. 
    
   Each sub-TLV defined in this document is composed of 1 octet for the 
   type, 1 octet specifying the TLV length and a value field. 
    
   The format of each sub-TLV is identical to the TLV format used by the 
   Traffic Engineering Extensions to IS-IS [IS-IS-TE]. 
    
   The PCED sub-TLV type is 1. The PCED sub-TLV is made of a set of non-
   ordered sub-TLVs each having the format as described above.  
    
   The TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV type is 2. The TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV does 
   not have any sub-TLV currently defined. 
    
   The TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV type is 3. The TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV does not 
   have any sub-TLV currently defined. 
 
 
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4. 
  PCED sub-TLV 
 
4.1 
   Description 
 
   The PCED sub-TLV allows for the auto-discovery of one or more Path 
   Computation Element(s). In various situations (GMPLS, inter-area TE, 
   inter-AS TE, etc), an LSR maybe required to send a request to a Path 
   Computation Element (PCE) to compute one or more TE LSP paths obeying 
   a set of specified constraints ([INTER-AREA-AS]). An example of such 
   a signaling protocol used between a PCC to send a request to a PCE 
   and conversely a PCE to return a reply to a PCC is defined in [PATH-
   COMP]. 
    
   The scope of this document is to define a new IS-IS TE capability 
   sub-TLV carried within an IS-IS CAPABILITY TLV specified in [IS-IS-
   CAP] such that a PCE may announce its capability to be a Path 
   Computation Element within an IS-IS level, area or an Autonomous 
   System. This allows every LSR in the network to automatically 
   discover the Path Computation Element(s) and recognize its 
   capability(ies), which substantially simplifies head-end LSRs 
   configuration. Moreover, this allows dynamic detection of any new 
   PCE(s), perform some load sharing among a set of potential PCE 
   candidates or whether that a PCE is no longer active. 
 
4.2 
   PCED sub-TLV format 
 
   This section specifies the sub-TLVs carried within the PCED sub-TLV 
   payload which define the PCE capabilities. 
    
   The PCED sub-TLV is made of various non ordered sub-TLVs defined 
   bellow: 
         
   TLV type  Length               Name 
      1      variable     PCE-ADDRESS sub-TLV 
      2        8          PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV 
      3        8          AS-DOMAIN sub-TLV 
         
   Any non recognized sub-TLV MUST be silently ignored. 
 
    
4.2.2 PCE-ADDRESS sub-TLV 
 
   The PCE-ADDRESS sub-TLV specifies the IP address to be used to reach 
   the PCE described by this PCED sub-TLV. This address will typically 
   be a loop-back address that is always reachable, provided the router 
   is not isolated. The PCE-ADDRESS sub-TLV is mandatory. 
    


 
 
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   The PCE-ADDRESS sub-TLV type is 1, length is 4 octets for an IPv4 
   address and 20 octets for an IPv6 address, and the value is the PCE 
   IPv4 or IPv6 address. 
    
   CODE: 1 
   LENGTH: Variable (4 or 20) 
    
    
       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 
       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
       |     address-type              |          Reserved             | 
       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
       |                                                               | 
       //                       PCE IP address                        //          
       |                                                               | 
       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
                         
                         PCE-ADDRESS sub-TLV format 
    
   Address-type: 
      1   IPv4 
      2   IPv6 
    
   The PCE-ADDRESS sub-TLV MUST appear exactly once in the PCED sub-TLV 
   originated by a router. The only exception is when the PCE has both 
   an IPv4 and IPv6 address; in this case, two Path Computation Element 
   address sub-TLVs might be inserted: one for the IPv4 address, one for 
   the IPv6 address, in this order. 
    
4.2.3 PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV 
 
   The PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV is used by the PCE to signal its Path 
   Computation Element capabilities. This could then be used by an LSR 
   to select the appropriate PCE among a list of PCE candidates. This 
   sub-TLV is optional. 
    
   The PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV type is 2 and the length is 8 octets. 
    
   CODE: 2 
   LENGTH: 8 
    
    
       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 
       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
       |                          Reserved                             | 
       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
       |L|I|A|P|M|D|              Reserved                             |     
       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    
 
 
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                        PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV format 
    
    
   The first 3 bits L, I and A defines the PCEªs scope for which the 
   Path Computation Element is capable of performing the TE LSP path 
   computation. 
    
   L bit 
   Local scope. When set, this flag indicates that the PCE can compute 
   paths for the area/level the ISIS CAPABILITY TLV is flooded into (the 
   PCE can compute TE LSP paths for intra-area TE LSPs). 
    
   I bit 
   Inter-area scope. When set, the PCE can perform TE LSP path 
   computation for inter-area TE LSPs but within the same AS.  
    
   A bit 
   Multi-domain scope. When set, the PCE can perform path computation 
   for inter-AS TE LSPs. In this case, the PCED sub-TLV MUST contain one 
   or more AS-DOMAIN sub-TLV(s), each describing the domain for which 
   the PCE can compute TE LSPs paths having their destination address in 
   the respective AS. 
    
   Note that those flags are not exclusive (a PCE may set one or more 
   flags). 
    
   P bit 
   The notion of request priority allows a PCC to specify how urgent the 
   request is, by setting a flag in the REQUEST_ID object of the Path 
   computation request message. See [PATH-COMP] for more details. 
    
   P=1: the PCE takes into account the ªªrequest priorityªª in its 
   scheduling of the various requests. 
   P=0: the PCE does not take the request priority into account. 
    
   M bit 
   M=1: the PCE is capable of computing more than one path obeying a set 
   of specified constraints (in a single pass), provided that they 
   exist. 
   M=0: the PCE cannot compute more than one path in a single pass 
   obeying a set of specified constraints. 
    
   D bit 
   The PCC may request the PCE to compute N diversely routed paths 
   obeying a set of specified constraints. Such N paths may not exist of 
   course depending on the current state of the network. See [PATH-COMP] 
   for more details. 
   D=1: the PCE is capable of computing diversely (link, node, SRLG) 
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   D=0: the PCE is not capable of computing diversely routed paths. 
   The D bit is relevant if and only if the M bit has been set to 1. It 
   MUST be set to 0 if the M bit is set to 0. 
    
   Note that for future capabilities, it may be desirable to introduce 
   new flags or may be new sub-TLV to be carried in the PCED capability 
   sub-TLV if the capability needs more than just a single flag to be 
   described. 
    
4.2.4 AS-DOMAIN sub-TLV 
 
   When the PCE can perform path computation for an inter-AS TE LSP, the 
   A bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV MUST be set. Moreover, one or 
   more sub-TLVs MUST be included within the PCED sub-TLV, each sub-TLV 
   identifying an AS number. Each AS-DOMAIN sub-TLV has the following 
   form:     
    
   CODE: 3 
   LENGTH: 4 
    
    
       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 
       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
       |                           AS Number                           | 
       +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
    
                           AS-DOMAIN sub-TLV format 
    
   The AS-DOMAIN sub-TLV type is 3, length is 4 octets, and the value is 
   the AS number identifying the AS for which the PCE can compute inter-
   AS TE LSP paths (TE LSP having their destination address in this AS). 
   When coded on two bytes (which is the current defined format as the 
   time of writing this document), the AS Number field MUST have its 
   left two bytes set to 0. 
    
   The set of AS-DOMAIN sub-TLVs specifies a list of ASes (AS1, + , 
   ASn). This means that the PCE can compute TE LSP path such that the 
   destination address of the TE LSP belongs to this set of ASes. 
    
5. 
  TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV 
 
5.1 
   Introduction 
    
   As of today, there are different approaches in deploying MPLS Traffic 
   Engineering: 
        (1) The ªªsystematic approach consisting of setting up a full 
        mesh of TE LSPs between a set of LSRs, 



 
 
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        (2) The "by exception" approach where a set of TE LSPs are set 
        up on hot spots to alleviate a congestion resulting for instance 
        in an unexpected traffic growth in some part of the network.  
    
   Setting up a full mesh of TE LSPs between a set of LSRs requires the 
   configuration of a large number of TE LSPs on every head-end LSR. A 
   full TE mesh of n LSRs requires to set up O(n^2) TE LSPs. 
   Furthermore, the addition of any new LSR in the mesh implies to 
   configure n TE LSPs on the new LSR and to add a new TE LSP on every 
   LSR ending to this new LSR, which gives a total of 2*n TE LSPs. This 
   is not only time consuming but also not a low risk operation for 
   Service Providers. Hence, a more automatic way of setting up a full 
   mesh of TE LSPs is desirable. This requires defining a new TE 
   capability sub-TLV (called the TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV) such that an 
   LSR can announce its desire to join a particular TE LSP mesh, 
   identified by a mesh-group number. 
    
5.2 
   TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV format 
    
   The TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV has the following format: 
    
   CODE: 2 
   LENGTH: Variable (N*8 octets) 
    
   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 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |                        mesh-group-number                      | 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |                        Tail-end address                       | 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |                        Tail-end name                          | 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
  //                                                               // 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
 
                           TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV format 
    
   N is the number of mesh-groups. 
    
   For each Mesh-group announced by the LSR, the TLV contains: 
   - A mesh-group-number: identifies the mesh-group number, 
   - A Tail-end address: user configurable IP address to be used as a 
   tail-end address by other LSRs belonging to the same mesh-group. 
   - A Tail-end name: 32-bits string allowing to ease the TE LSP 
   identification which can be very useful in inter-area/AS MPLS TE 
   environments. 
         



 
 
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6. 
  TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV 
 
6.1 
   Introduction 
    
   The aim of the TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV is to flood some MPLS TE 
   capabilities that could either be relevant to a single IS-IS level, 
   area or the entire routing domain. 
 
6.2 
   TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV format 
 
The TE-NODE-CAP is a series of bit flags and has a variable length.  
 
   CODE: 3 
   LENGTH: Variable (N*8) 
 
 
    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 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
   |B|                                                             | 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
  //                                                               // 
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 
 
                           TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV format 
    
    
One bit is currently defined: 
 
ªªB
 ªª bit. When set, this indicates that the LSR has the capability to act 
as a branch node for an MPLS Point to Multipoint TE LSP (see [P2MP-reqs] 
and [P2MP]). 
 
Note that some TE capabilities defined in the future may require 
inserting a sub-object in the TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV. 
 
7. 
  Element of procedure 
 
   The sub-TLVs defined in this document are carried within the IS-IS 
   CAPABILITY TLV defined in [IS-IS-CAP]. 
    
   An IS-IS router MUST originate a new IS-IS LSP whenever the content 
   of the any of the carried sub-TLV changes or whenever required by the 
   regular IS-IS procedure (LSP refresh, + ). 
    
   If the flooding scope of an MPLS Traffic Engineering capability is 
   limited to an IS-IS level/area, the S flag of the CAPABILITY TLV MUST 
   be cleared. 
    


 
 
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   If the flooding scope of an MPLS Traffic Engineering capability is 
   the entire routing domain, the S flag of the CAPABILITY TLV MUST be 
   set. 
    
   In both cases the flooding rules as specified in [IS-IS-CAP] apply. 
    
   As specified in [IS-IS-CAP], a router may generate multiple IS-IS 
   CAPABILITY TLVs within an IS-IS LSP with different flooding scopes. 
 
7.1 
   PCED sub-TLV 
    
   If the PCE can compute an intra-area TE LSP path, the L bit of the 
   PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV of the PCED TLV MUST be set. The PCED sub-TLV 
   MUST be carried: 
    
      - Within a CAPABILITY TLV having the S flag cleared if the PCE can 
      compute an intra-area TE LSP path for the LSRs in the area/level 
      it resides in 
    
      - Within a CAPABILITY TLV having the S flag set if the PCE can 
      compute an intra-area TE LSP path for the whole domain. 
    
   If the PCE can compute an inter-area TE LSP path, the I bit of the 
   PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV of the PCED TLV MUST be set. The PCED sub-TLV 
   MUST be carried: 
    
      - Within a CAPABILITY TLV having the S flag cleared if the PCE can 
      compute an inter-area TE LSP path for the LSRs in the area(s) it 
      resides in (for instance the PCE is an ABR computing an inter-area 
      TE LSP path for its area). 
    
      - Within a CAPABILITY TLV having the S flag set if the PCE can 
      compute an inter-area TE LSP path for the whole domain. 
    
   If the PCE can compute an inter-AS TE LSP path, the A bit of the PCE-
   CAPABILITY sub-TLV of the PCED TLV MUST be set and the PCED TLV MUST 
   be carried within CAPABILITY TLV having the S flag set. 
    
   Note: if the PCE can compute both intra and inter-area TE LSP paths, 
   both the L and I bits of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV MUST be set. The 
   flags are not exclusive. 
    
   If the PCE can compute inter-as TE-LSPs path, both the A bit of the 
   PCED TLV MUST and the S bit of CAPABILITY TLV MUST be set. 
    
    
   Example 
    
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   R1(L1)------R3(L1L2)*-----R4(L1L2)*----|                ------------ 
    |           |                |        |                |          | 
    |  S1(L1)   |    S2(L1)      | ASBR1*(L1)--eBGP--ASBR2-|    AS2   | 
    |           |                |        |                |          | 
   R2(L1)------R5(L1L2)*-----R6(L1L2)-----|                ------------ 
    
   The areas contents are not detailed. 
    
   Assumptions: 
   - the * indicates a Path computation server capability 
   - R3 is a PCE for level 1 only 
   - R5 is a PCE for intra and inter-area TE LSP path computation for 
   both levels 
   - R4 is a PCE for inter-area TE LSP path computation only for both 
   levels 
   - S1 is a PCE for level 1 only 
   - S2 is a PCE for the whole AS 
   - ASBR1 is a PCE for inter-AS TE LSPs whose destination resides in 
   AS2 (not for intra or inter-area area TE LSPs). 
    
   In the example above: 
   - S1 originates a level 1 LSP containing a PCED sub-TLV with: 
        o The L bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV set, 
        o The I and A bits of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV cleared. 
   The S bit of the CAPABILITY TLV MUST be cleared. 
    
   - S2 originates a level 2 LSP containing a PCED TLV with: 
        o Both the L and I bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV set, 
        o The A bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV cleared, 
   The S bit of the CAPABILITY TLV MUST be set 
    
   - ASBR1 originates a level1 LSP containing a PCED TLV with: 
        o The L and I bits of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV cleared, 
        o The A bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV set, 
        o One AS-domain sub-TLV within the PCED sub-TLV with AS number = 
        AS2 
   The S bit of the CAPABILITY TLV MUST be set 
    
   - R3 originates: 
    
   * a level 1 LSP containing  
      - an IS-IS CAPABILITY TLV with the S flag cleared carrying: 
        o a PCED TLV describing its own PCE capability with:  
                - The L bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV set, 
                - The I and A bits of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV  
                cleared, 
      - an IS-IS CAPABILITY TLV with the S flag set carrying: 
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        o the ASBR1ªs PCED TLV (unchanged), leaked from level-2 LSP (S 
        bit set). 
    
   * a level 2 LSP including no PCED TLV 
    
   - R5 originates: 
    
   * a level1 LSP containing:  
      - an IS-IS CAPABILITY TLV with the S flag cleared carrying: 
        o a PCED TLV describing its own PCE capability with: 
                - The L and I bits of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV set, 
                - The A bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV cleared, 
      - an IS-IS CAPABILITY TLV with the S flag set carrying: 
        o the S2ªs PCED TLV (with the I, A and L bits of the PCE-
        CAPABILITY sub-TLV unchanged) 
        o the ASBR1ªs PCED TLV (unchanged) 
    
   * a level 2 LSP containing an IS-IS CAPABILITY TLV with the S flag 
   cleared carrying: 
      o a PCED sub-TLV describing its own PCED capability with: 
        - Both the L and I bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV set, 
        - The A bit of the PCE-CAPABILITY sub-TLV cleared. 
         
   The receipt of an IS-IS LSP containing a new PCED TLV never triggers 
   an SPF calculation. 
    
   When a PCE is newly configured, the corresponding PCED TLV MUST be 
   immediately flooded. 
    
   When a PCE looses its capability or when one of its PCED capabilities 
   changes, the IS-IS LSP MUST be immediately flooded. 
    
    
7.2 
   TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV 
 
   If the MPLS TE mesh-group is contained within a single IS-IS 
   level/area (all the LSRs have their head-end and tail-end LSR within 
   the same IS-IS level/area), the TE-MESH-GROUP sub-TLV MUST be carried 
   within a CAPABILITY TLV having the S flag cleared. 
    
   If the MPLS TE mesh-group spans multiple IS-IS levels/areas, the TE-
   MESH-GROUP sub-TLV MUST be carried within a CAPABILITY TLV having the 
   S flag set. 
    
7.3 
   TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV 
    
   The flooding scope is defined on a per capability basis.  
    


 
 
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   If the capability must be flooded within a single IS-IS area/level, 
   the TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV MUST be carried within a CAPABILITY TLV 
   having the S flag cleared. 
    
   If the capability must be flooded throughout the entire routing 
   domain, the TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV MUST be carried within a CAPABILITY 
   TLV having the S flag set. 
    
   Capabilities with an identical flooding scope MUST be flooded within 
   the same TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLV. 
 
8. 
  Interoperability with routers non supporting this capability 
 
   There is no interoperability issue as a router not supporting the 
   PCED, TE-MESH-GROUP or TE-NODE-CAP sub-TLVs SHOULD just silently 
   ignore those sub-TLVs. 
    
9. 
  Security considerations 
 
   No new security issues are raised in this document. 
    
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11. 
   References 
 
Normative references 
 
   [RFC] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement 
   Levels," RFC 2119. 
    
   [IS-IS] "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra-Domain 
   Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol 
   for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)",       
   ISO 10589. 
    
   [IS-IS-IP] Callon, R., RFC 1195, "Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in 
   TCP/IP and dual environments", RFC 1195, December 1990. 
 
   [ISIS-TE] Li, T., Smit, H., "IS-IS extensions for Traffic 
   Engineering", draft-ietf-isis-traffic-04.txt (work in progress) 
    
   [IS-IS-CAP] Vasseur JP, Previdi S. Shand M.,Ginsberg L. "IS-IS 
   extensions for advertising router capabilities", <draft-vasseur-isis-
   caps-01.txt>, Internet Draft, work in progress. 
    
Informative references 
 
   [INTER-AREA-AS] Vasseur and Ayyangar, ªªInter-area and Inter-AS MPLS 
   Traffic Engineeringªª, draft-vasseur-ayyangar-inter-area-AS-TE-00.txt, 
   work in progress. 
    
   [PATH-COMP] Vasseur et al, +RSVP Path computation request and reply 
   messages -, draft-vasseur-mpls-computation-rsvp-te-03.txt, work in 
   progress. 
    
   [P2MP] S. Yasukawa et al. + Extended RSVP TE for point-to-multipoint 
   LSP tunnelsªª, draft-yasukawa-mpls-rsvp-p2mp-03.txt, work in progress. 
    
   [P2MP-reqs] S. Yasukawa et al. + Requirements for point to multipoint 
   extension to RSVP -, draft-ietf-mpls-p2mp-requirement-01.txt, work in 
   progress. 
 
12. 
   Author's Addresses 
    
      Jean-Philippe Vasseur 
      CISCO Systems, Inc. 
      300 Beaver Brook 
      Boxborough, MA 01719 
      USA 
      Email: jpv@cisco.com 
    
     Stefano Previdi 
 
 
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      CISCO Systems, Inc. 
      Via Del Serafico 200 
      00142 - Roma 
      ITALY 
      Email: sprevidi@cisco.com  
    
     Paul Mabey 
      Qwest Communications 
      950 17th Street, 
      Denver, CO 80202 
      USA 
      Email: pmabey@qwest.com  
    
   Jean-Louis Le Roux 
      France Telecom 
      2, avenue Pierre-Marzin 
      22307 Lannion Cedex 
      France 
      E-mail: jeanlouis.leroux@francetelecom.com 
    
    
    
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