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RFC 3272
Overview and Principles of Internet Traffic Engineering,May 2002
- File formats:
- Status:
- INFORMATIONAL
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 9522
- Updated by:
- RFC 5462
- Authors:
- D. Awduche
A. Chiu
A. Elwalid
I. Widjaja
X. Xiao - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- tewg (subip)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3272
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Abstract
This memo 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 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 IP networks are discussed throughout this document. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.