%% You should probably cite rfc5212 instead of this I-D. @techreport{ietf-ccamp-gmpls-mln-reqs-11, number = {draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-mln-reqs-11}, 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-gmpls-mln-reqs/11/}, author = {Jean-Louis Le Roux and Kohei Shiomoto and Martin Vigoureux and Dimitri Papadimitriou and Deborah Brungard}, title = {{Requirements for GMPLS-Based Multi-Region and Multi-Layer Networks (MRN/MLN)}}, pagetotal = 28, year = 2008, month = may, day = 28, abstract = {Most of the initial efforts to utilize Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) have been related to environments hosting devices with a single switching capability. The complexity raised by the control of such data planes is similar to that seen in classical IP/MPLS networks. By extending MPLS to support multiple switching technologies, GMPLS provides a comprehensive framework for the control of a multi-layered network of either a single switching technology or multiple switching technologies. In GMPLS, a switching technology domain defines a region, and a network of multiple switching types is referred to in this document as a multi-region network (MRN). When referring in general to a layered network, which may consist of either single or multiple regions, this document uses the term multi-layer network (MLN). This document defines a framework for GMPLS based multi-region / multi-layer networks and lists a set of functional requirements. This memo provides information for the Internet community.}, }