PCE Working Group                                               D. Dhody
Internet-Draft                                                  U. Palle
Intended status: Standards Track                                 Q. Zhao
Expires: April 9, 2011                                 Huawei Technology
                                                                 D. King
                                                      Old Dog Consulting
                                                         October 6, 2010


 Management Information Base for the PCE Communications Protocol (PCEP)
            for Path-Key-Based Inter-Domain Path Computation
                  draft-dhody-pce-pcep-pathkey-mib-00

Abstract

   This memo defines an experimental portion of the Management
   Information Base for use with network management protocols in the
   Internet community.  In particular, it describes managed objects for
   modeling of the Path Computation Element communication Protocol
   (PCEP)for communications between a Path Computation Client (PCC)and a
   Path Computation Element (PCE), or between two PCEs when path-key-
   based inter-domain path computation is requested.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.  Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   3.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework . . . . . . . . . .  4
   4.  PCEP Pathkey MIB Module Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   5.  Example of the PCEP PathKey MIB module usage . . . . . . . . .  4
   6.  Object definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
     6.1.  PCE-PCEP-PATHKEY-DRAFT-MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
     6.2.  Objects for inclusion in module PCE-PCEP-DRAFT-MIB . . . . 15
   7.  IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
   8.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
   9.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
     9.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
     9.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17




































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1.  Introduction

   The Path Computation Element (PCE) defined in [RFC4655] is an entity
   that is capable of computing a network path or route based on a
   network graph, and applying computational constraints.  A Path
   Computation Client (PCC) may make requests to a PCE for paths to be
   computed.

   The PCE communication protocol (PCEP) is designed as a communication
   protocol between PCCs and PCEs for point-to-point (P2P) path
   computations and is defined in [RFC5440].

   If confidentiality is required between domains, Path-Key-Based
   mechanism is described in [RFC 5520].  For preserving the
   confidentiality of the "Confidential Path Segment (CPS)";the PCE
   returns a path containing a loose hop in place of the segment that
   must be kept confidential.

   [PCE-PCEP-DRAFT-MIB] defines a portion of the Management Information
   Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet
   community for P2P path computations.

   This memo defines an experimental portion of the Management
   Information Base for use with network management protocols in the
   Internet community.  In particular, it describes managed objects for
   modeling of Path Computation Element communication Protocol
   (PCEP)[RFC5440] for communications between a Path Computation Client
   (PCC)and a Path Computation Element (PCE), or between two PCEs in
   path-key-based inter-domain path computations.

   Some objects maybe moved to [PCE-PCEP-DRAFT-MIB] after consensus with
   the authors and working group, these are defined in section 6.2.

2.  Terminology

   The following terminology is used in this document.

   CPS:  Confidential Path Segment.  A segment of a path that contains
      nodes and links that the AS policy requires to not be disclosed
      outside the AS.

   Domain:  Any collection of network elements within a common sphere of
      address management or path computational responsibility.  Examples
      of domains include Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) areas and
      Autonomous Systems (ASs).






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   IGP:  Interior Gateway Protocol.  Either of the two routing
      protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) or Intermediate System
      to Intermediate System (IS-IS).

   PCC:  Path Computation Client: any client application requesting a
      path computation to be performed by a Path Computation Element.

   PCE:  Path Computation Element.  An entity (component, application,
      or network node) that is capable of computing a network path or
      route based on a network graph and applying computational
      constraints.

   P2P:  Point-to-Point

3.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework

   For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current
   Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of
   RFC 3410 [RFC3410].

   Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
   the Management Information Base or MIB.  MIB objects are generally
   accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
   Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the
   Structure of Management Information (SMI).  This memo specifies a MIB
   module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD
   58,RFC 2578 [RFC2578] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC2580].

4.  PCEP Pathkey MIB Module Architecture

   The PCEP Pathkey MIB will contain the following information:

   o  PCEP Pathkey counters, timers and configurations

   o  PCEP Pathkey table of CPS related information.

5.  Example of the PCEP PathKey MIB module usage

   In this section we provide an example (pcePcepPathKeyTable 1) of
   using the MIB objects described in Section 6 (Object definitions) to
   monitor.  While this example is not meant to illustrate every
   permutation of the MIB, it is intended as an aid to understanding
   some of the key concepts.  It is meant to be read after going through
   the MIB itself.







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   pcePcepPathKeyTable 1 of the PCE-PCEP-PATHKEY-DRAFT-MIB module :
   {
            pcePcepPathKey                 (4512),
            pcePcepPathKeyPath             (10.1.1.1 S
                                            10.1.1.2 S),
            pcePcepPathKeyRequestSource    (x.x.x.x),
            pcePcepPathKeyRequestId        (10),
            pcePcepPathKeyRetrieved        (1),
            pcePcepPathKeyRetrieveSource   (y.y.y.y),
            pcePcepPathKeyDiscardTime      (10),
            pcePcepPathKeyReuseTime        (30)
   }

6.  Object definitions

6.1.  PCE-PCEP-PATHKEY-DRAFT-MIB

   This MIB module makes references to the following documents.

   [RFC2578], [RFC2580], [RFC3411], [RFC2863], [RFC3813].

   PCE-PCEP-PATHKEY-DRAFT-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN

   IMPORTS
          MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, NOTIFICATION-TYPE,
          Unsigned32,
          Counter32,
          OCTET STRING,
          experimental
                FROM SNMPv2-SMI             --  [RFC2578]

         PcePcepIdentifier,
                FROM PCE-TC-STD-MIB

          MODULE-COMPLIANCE,
          OBJECT-GROUP,
          NOTIFICATION-GROUP
               FROM SNMPv2-CONF;            --  [RFC2580]













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 pcePcepPathkeyDraftMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
        LAST-UPDATED "201009171200Z" --Sep 17, 2010
        ORGANIZATION "Path Computation Element (PCE) Working Group"
        CONTACT-INFO "


           Dhruv Dhody
           Udayasree Palle
           Quintin Zhao
           Huawei Technology
           Daniel King
           OldDog Consulting

      EMail: dhruvd@huawei.com
      EMail: udayasreepalle@huawei.com
      EMail: qzhao@huawei.com
      EMail: daniel@oldog.co.uk
      EMail comments directly to the PCE WG Mailing List at pce@ietf.org
      WG-URL: http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/pce-charter.html
      "

   DESCRIPTION

   "This MIB module defines a collection of objects for managing PCE
   communication protocol(PCEP) for Path-Key-Based Inter-Domain Path
   Computation"

      -- Revision history
         REVISION
              "201009171200Z"  -- 17 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST
          DESCRIPTION

              "draft-00 version"
         ::= { experimental 9999 } --

   -- Notifications --

   pcePcepPathKeyNotifications OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                           { pcePcepPathKeyDraftMIB 0 }

   pcePcepPathKeyMIBObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                           { pcePcepPathKeyDraftMIB 1 }
   pcePcepPathKeyConformance   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                           { pcePcepPathKeyDraftMIB 2 }

   pcePcepPathKeyObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                           { pcePcepPathKeyMIBObjects 1 }




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   --

   -- PCE Pathkey Objects

   --

   pcePcepPathKeyDiscardTimer OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX  Unsigned32
               UNITS   "minutes"
               MAX-ACCESS read-create
               STATUS mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
               "The value which indicates a period of time after the
               expiration of which a PCE discard unwanted path-keys."
               ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 1 }

   pcePcepPathKeyReUseTimer OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX  Unsigned32
               UNITS   "minutes"
               MAX-ACCESS read-create
               STATUS mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                   "The value which indicates a period of time which
                    should expire before an old path-key could be
                    reused for a new CPS."
               ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 2 }

   pcePcepPathKeyRetainStatus OBJECT-TYPE
            SYNTAX      INTEGER {
                          enabled(1),
                          disabled(2)
                        }
            MAX-ACCESS  read-create
            STATUS      optional
            DESCRIPTION
                "The path-key retain status of this PCE to retain the
                path-key and CPS for debugging purposes."
               ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 3 }

   pcePcepPathKeysGenerated OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  Counter32
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The number of path-keys generated by this PCE."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 4 }





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   pcePcepPathKeyExpandUnknown OBJECT-TYPE
                SYNTAX  Counter32
                MAX-ACCESS read-only
                STATUS mandatory
                DESCRIPTION
                    "The number of attempts to expand an unknown
                     path-key."
                ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 5 }

   pcePcepPathKeyExpandExpired OBJECT-TYPE
                SYNTAX  Counter32
                MAX-ACCESS read-only
                STATUS mandatory
                DESCRIPTION
                    "The number of attempts to expand an expired
                     path-key."
                ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 6 }

   pcePcepPathKeyExpandSame OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  Counter32
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS optional
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The number of attempts to expand the same
                       path-key."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 7 }

 pcePcepPathKeyExpiredNoExpansion OBJECT-TYPE
                SYNTAX  Counter32
                MAX-ACCESS read-only
                STATUS optional
                DESCRIPTION
                    "The number of path-keys expired without any attempt
                     to expand it."
                ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 8 }

   pcePcepPathKeyExpansionSuccess OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  Counter32
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS optional
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The number of path-key expansion requests (PCReq)
                       which had successful retrieval."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 9 }







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   pcePcepPathKeyExpansionFailures OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  Counter32
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS optional
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The number of path-key expansion requests (PCReq)
                       which had failed retrieval."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 10 }

   pcePcepPathKeyConfig OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX      INTEGER {
                          enabled(1),
                          disabled(2)
                        }
            MAX-ACCESS  read-create
            STATUS      mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The path-key based inter domain computation
                       configuration."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyObjects 11 }

   pcePcepPathKeyTable  OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF pcePcepPathKeyEntry
               MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
               STATUS      current
               DESCRIPTION
                   "This table contains information about the
                     Pathkey CPS of PCE."
                ::= { pcePcepPathKeyObjects 12 }

 pcePcepPathKeyEntry OBJECT-TYPE
              SYNTAX      pcePcepPathKeyEntry
              MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
              STATUS      current
              DESCRIPTION
                  "An entry in this table represents a path-key and CPS.
                   An entry is only created when a path-key generated by
                   PCE during inter-domain computation."

              INDEX       { pcePcepPathKey }

              ::= { pcePcepPathKeyTable 1 }









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   pcePcepPathKeyEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
            pcePcepPathKey                 Unsigned32,
            pcePcepPathKeyPath             OCTET STRING,
            pcePcepPathKeyRequestSource    PcePcepIdentifier,
            pcePcepPathKeyRequestId        Unsigned32,
            pcePcepPathKeyRetrieved        INTEGER,
            pcePcepPathKeyRetrieveSource   PcePcepIdentifier,
            pcePcepPathKeyDiscardTime      Unsigned32,
            pcePcepPathKeyReuseTime        Unsigned32,
   }

   pcePcepPathKey OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  Unsigned32
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The path-key value to identify a CPS."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyEntry 1 }

   pcePcepPathKeyPath OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..1024))
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The CPS associated with the pathkey .
                       This field is a displayable string in the
                       format of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX <space> S/L <newline>
                       repeated for each hop address. The S/L character
                       stands for Strict/Loose route.
                       This field is meaningless unless pcePcepPathKey
                       is not empty."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyEntry 2 }

   pcePcepPathKeyRequestSource OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  PcePcepIdentifier
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "Source that issued the original request that led
                       to the creation of the path-key."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyEntry 3 }










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   pcePcepPathKeyRequestId OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  Unsigned32
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The request ID of the original PCReq that led
                       to the creation of the path-key."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyEntry 4 }

   pcePcepPathKeyRetrieved OBJECT-TYPE
               SYNTAX      INTEGER {
                          TRUE(1),
                          FALSE(2)
                        }
               MAX-ACCESS read-only
               STATUS mandatory
               DESCRIPTION
                  "It specifies whether the path-key is retrieved
                   or not."

   pcePcepPathKeyRetrieveSource OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  PcePcepIdentifier
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "If the path-key is retrieved then by which
                       PCC."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyEntry 6 }

   pcePcepPathKeyDiscardTime OBJECT-TYPE
                  SYNTAX  Unsigned32
                  MAX-ACCESS read-only
                  STATUS mandatory
                  DESCRIPTION
                      "The time after which the path segment associated
                       with the path-key will be discarded."
                  ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyEntry 7 }

 pcePcepPathKeyReuseTime OBJECT-TYPE
                SYNTAX  Unsigned32
                MAX-ACCESS read-only
                STATUS mandatory
                DESCRIPTION
                    "The time after which the path-key will be available
                     for re-use."
                ::= {  pcePcepPathKeyEntry 8 }

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   --- Notifications

   ---

   pcePcepPathKeyExpandUnknownNtf NOTIFICATION-TYPE
             OBJECTS     {
                            pcePcepPathKeyExpandUnknown
                         }
             STATUS      mandatory
             DESCRIPTION
                "This notification is sent when an attempt to expand an
                 unknown path-key is made. The value of the counter
                 pcePcepPathKeyExpandUnknown is also increased at this
                 time."
             ::= { pcePcepPathKeyNotifications 1 }

   pcePcepPathKeyExpandExpiredNtf NOTIFICATION-TYPE
             OBJECTS     {
                            pcePcepPathKeyExpandExpired
                         }
             STATUS      mandatory
             DESCRIPTION
                "This notification is sent when an attempt to expand an
                 expired path-key is made. The value of the counter
                 pcePcepPathKeyExpandExpired is also increased at this
                 time."
             ::= { pcePcepPathKeyNotifications 2 }

   pcePcepPathKeyExpandSameNtf NOTIFICATION-TYPE
             OBJECTS     {
                            pcePcepPathKeyExpandSame
                         }
             STATUS      optional
             DESCRIPTION
                "This notification is sent when a duplicate attempt to
                 expand the same path-key is made. The value of the
                 counter pcePcepPathKeyExpandSame is also increased at
                 this time."
             ::= { pcePcepPathKeyNotifications 3 }












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   pcePcepPathKeyExpandSameNtf NOTIFICATION-TYPE
             OBJECTS     {
                            pcePcepPathKeyExpiredNoExpansion
                         }
             STATUS      optional
             DESCRIPTION
                "This notification is sent when path-key expires without
                 any attempt to expand it. The value of the counter
                 pcePcepPathKeyExpiredNoExpansion is also increased at
                 this time."
             ::= { pcePcepPathKeyNotifications 4 }

   --****************************************************************
   -- Module Conformance Statement
   --****************************************************************

   pcePcepPathKeyGroups
           OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pcePcepPathKeyConformance 1 }

   pcePcepPathKeyCompliances
           OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pcePcepPathKeyConformance 2 }

   --
   -- Full Compliance
   --

   pcePcepPathKeyModuleFullCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
           STATUS current
           DESCRIPTION
                "The Module is implemented with support
                for read-create and read-write.  In other
                words, both monitoring and configuration
                are available when using this MODULE-COMPLIANCE."

           MODULE -- this module
              MANDATORY-GROUPS    { pcePcepPathKeyGeneralGroup,
                                    pcePcepPathKeyNotificationsGroup
                                  }

           ::= { pcePcepPathKeyCompliances 1 }











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   --
   -- Read-Only Compliance
   --

   pcePcepPathKeyModuleReadOnlyCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
               STATUS current
               DESCRIPTION
                   "The Module is implemented with support
                   for read-only.  In other words, only monitoring
                   is available by implementing this MODULE-COMPLIANCE."

               MODULE -- this module
                   MANDATORY-GROUPS    { pcePcepPathKeyGeneralGroup,
                                       }
               ::= { pcePcepPathKeyCompliances 2 }

   -- units of conformance

           pcePcepPathKeyGeneralGroup OBJECT-GROUP
               OBJECTS {
                   pcePcepPathKeyDiscardTimer,
                   pcePcepPathKeyReUseTimer,
                   pcePcepPathKeysGenerated,
                   pcePcepPathKeyExpandUnknown,
                   pcePcepPathKeyExpandExpired,
                   pcePcepPathKeyConfig,
                   pcePcepPathKey,
                   pcePcepPathKeyPath,
                   pcePcepPathKeyRequestSource,
                   pcePcepPathKeyRequestId,
                   pcePcepPathKeyRetrieved,
                   pcePcepPathKeyRetrieveSource,
                   pcePcepPathKeyDiscardTime,
                   pcePcepPathKeyReuseTime
              }
               STATUS    current
               DESCRIPTION
                   "Objects that apply to all PCEP Pathkey MIB
                    implementations."

               ::= { pcePcepPathKeyGroups 1 }










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      pcePcepPathKeyNotificationsGroup NOTIFICATION-GROUP
          NOTIFICATIONS { pcePcepPathKeyExpandUnknownNtf,
                          pcePcepPathKeyExpandExpiredNtf
                             }
          STATUS   current


          DESCRIPTION
              "The notifications for a PCEP Pathkey MIB implementation."
          ::= { pcePcepPathKeyGroups 2 }

          END

6.2.  Objects for inclusion in module PCE-PCEP-DRAFT-MIB

   Following object maybe moved to [PCE-PCEP-DRAFT-MIB] after consensus
   with the authors and working group.

   pcePcepPathKeyConfig

7.  IANA Considerations

   TBD

8.  Security Considerations

   This MIB module can be used for configuration of certain objects, and
   anything that can be configured can be incorrectly configured, with
   potentially disastrous results.

   There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB module
   with a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-create.  Such objects may be
   considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments.  The
   support for SET operations in a non-secure environment without proper
   protection can have a negatie effect on network operations.  These
   are the tables and objects and their sensitivity/vulnerability:

   o  pcePcepPathKeyDiscardTimer: Setting this value incorrectly may
      cause the expiration of Pathkey before attempt to retrieve the
      CPS.

   o  pcePcepPathKeyReUseTimer: Setting this value incorrectly may cause
      the re-use of pathkey which may not guarantee the uniqueness of
      path-key values.

   The user of the PCE-PCEP-PATHKEY-DRAFT-MIB module must therefore be
   aware that support for SET operations in a non-secure environment
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   operations.

   The readable objects in the PCE-PCEP-PATHKEY-DRAFT-MIB module (i.e.,
   those with MAX-ACCESS other than not-accessible) may be considered
   sensitive in some environments since, collectively, they provide
   information about the amount and frequency of path computation
   requests and responses within the network and can reveal some aspects
   of their configuration.

   In such environments it is important to control also GET and NOTIFY
   access to these objects and possibly even to encrypt their values
   when sending them over the network via SNMP.

   SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security.
   Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPsec),
   even then, there is no control as to who on the secure network is
   allowed to access and GET/SET (read/change/create/delete) the objects
   in this MIB module.

   It is RECOMMENDED that implementers consider the security features as
   provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC3410], section 8),
   including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic mechanisms (for
   authentication and privacy).

   Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT
   RECOMMENDED.  Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to
   enable cryptographic security.  It is then a customer/operator
   responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an
   instance of this MIB module is properly configured to give access to
   the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate
   rights to indeed GET or SET (change/create/delete) them.

9.  References

9.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2578]             McCloghrie, k., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J.,
                         Case, J., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser,
                         "Structure of Management Information Version 2
                         (SMIv2)", April 1999.

   [RFC2580]             McCloghrie, k., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J.,
                         Case, J., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser,
                         "Conformance Statements for SMIv2", April 1999.

   [RFC2863]             McCloghrie, k. and F. Kastenholz, "The
                         Interfaces Group MIB", June 2000.




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   [RFC3411]             Harrington, D., Presuhn, R., and B. Wijnen, "An
                         Architecture for Describing Simple Network
                         Management Protocol (SNMP) Management
                         Frameworks", December 2002.

   [RFC3813]             Srinivasan, C., Viswanathan, A., and T. Nadeau,
                         "MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
                         Label Switch Router Management Information
                         Base", June 2004.

   [RFC5440]             Ayyangar, A ., Farrel, A ., Oki, E., Atlas, A.,
                         Dolganow, A., Ikejiri, Y., Kumaki, K., Vasseur,
                         J., and J. Roux, "Path Computation Element
                         (PCE) communication Protocol (PCEP)",
                         March 2009.

9.2.  Informative References

   [PCE-PCEP-DRAFT-MIB]  Kiran Koushik, A S., Stephan, E., Zhao, Q., and
                         D. King, "PCE communication protocol(PCEP)
                         Management Information Base", July 2010.

   [RFC3410]             Case, J ., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B.
                         Stewart, "Introduction and Applicability
                         Statements for Internet-Standard Management
                         Framework", December 2002.

   [RFC4655]             Farrel, A., Vasseur, J., and J. Ash, "A Path
                         Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture",
                         August 2006.

   [RFC5520]             Bradford, R., Vasseur, JP., and A. Farrel,
                         "Preserving Topology Confidentiality in Inter-
                         Domain Path Computation Using a Path-Key-Based
                         Mechanism", April 2009.

Authors' Addresses

    Dhruv Dhody
   Huawei Technology
   Leela Palace
   Bangalore, Karnataka  560008
   INDIA

   EMail: dhruvd@huawei.com






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   Udayasree Palle
   Huawei Technology
   Leela Palace
   Bangalore, Karnataka  560008
   INDIA

   EMail: Udayasreepalle@huawei.com


   Quintin Zhao
   Huawei Technology
   125 Nagog Technology Park
   Acton, MA  01719
   US

   EMail: qzhao@huawei.com


   Daniel King
   Old Dog Consulting
   UK

   EMail: daniel@olddog.co.uk




























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