Technical Summary
This document describes the principles of traffic engineering (TE) in
the Internet. The document is intended to promote better
understanding of the issues surrounding traffic engineering in IP
networks and the networks that support IP networking, and to provide
a common basis for the development of traffic engineering
capabilities for the Internet. The principles, architectures, and
methodologies for performance evaluation and performance optimization
of operational networks are also discussed.
This work was first published as RFC 3272 in May 2002. This document
obsoletes RFC 3272 by making a complete update to bring the text in
line with best current practices for Internet traffic engineering and
to include references to the latest relevant work in the IETF.
Working Group Summary
Document shepherd reports "There was broad agreement in the WG
to progress this document", with no controversy or rough points
to the consensus.
Document Quality
It's an informational overview; as such "existing implementations"
aren't relevant. Reviewers agree the document is well-structured
and well-written.
Personnel
The Document Shepherd for this document is Vishnu Pavan Beeram. The
Responsible Area Director is John Scudder.
RFC Editor Note
RFC Editor Note
Two minor nits I noticed when reviewing the approved version --
Note that QUIC [RFC9000] natively support the switching and steering
functions.
Should be “supports”, and
[RFC5472] describes the
applicability of IPFIX and makes a comparison with RTFM, pointing out
that, architecturally, while RTM talks about devices, IPFIX deals
with processed to clarify that multiple of those processes may be co-
located on the same machine.
Should be “deals with processes”.