GMPLS OSPF-TE Extensions in Support of Flexi-Grid Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Networks
RFC 8363
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) X. Zhang
Request for Comments: 8363 H. Zheng
Category: Standards Track Huawei
ISSN: 2070-1721 R. Casellas
CTTC
O. Gonzalez de Dios
Telefonica
D. Ceccarelli
Ericsson
May 2018
GMPLS OSPF-TE Extensions in Support of Flexi-Grid
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Networks
Abstract
The International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication
standardization sector (ITU-T) has extended its Recommendations
G.694.1 and G.872 to include a new Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (DWDM) grid by defining channel spacings, a set of
nominal central frequencies, and the concept of the "frequency slot".
Corresponding techniques for data-plane connections are known as
"flexi-grid".
Based on the characteristics of flexi-grid defined in G.694.1 and in
RFCs 7698 and 7699, this document describes the Open Shortest Path
First - Traffic Engineering (OSPF-TE) extensions in support of GMPLS
control of networks that include devices that use the new flexible
optical grid.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1. Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Requirements for Flexi-Grid Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1. Available Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2. Application Compliance Considerations . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.3. Comparison with Fixed-Grid DWDM Links . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1. Interface Switching Capability Descriptor (ISCD)
Extensions for Flexi-Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1.1. Switching Capability Specific Information (SCSI) . . 8
4.1.2. An SCSI Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2. Extensions to the Port Label Restrictions Field . . . . . 11
5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.1. New ISCD Switching Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2. New SCSI Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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1. Introduction
[G.694.1] defines the Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
frequency grids for Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
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