%% You should probably cite rfc7698 instead of this I-D. @techreport{ietf-ccamp-flexi-grid-fwk-02, number = {draft-ietf-ccamp-flexi-grid-fwk-02}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ccamp-flexi-grid-fwk/02/}, author = {Oscar Gonzalez de Dios and Ramon Casellas and Fatai Zhang and Xihua Fu and Daniele Ceccarelli and Iftekhar Hussain}, title = {{Framework and Requirements for GMPLS based control of Flexi-grid DWDM networks}}, pagetotal = 33, year = 2014, month = aug, day = 26, abstract = {This document defines a framework and the associated control plane requirements for the GMPLS based control of flexi-grid DWDM networks. To allow efficient allocation of optical spectral bandwidth for high bit-rate systems, the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has extended the recommendations {[}G.694.1{]} and {[}G.872{]} to include the concept of flexible grid. A new DWDM grid has been developed within the ITU-T Study Group 15 by defining a set of nominal central frequencies, channel spacings and the concept of "frequency slot". In such environment, a data plane connection is switched based on allocated, variable-sized frequency ranges within the optical spectrum.}, }