The IESG has received a request from the Common Control and Measurement Plane WG (ccamp) to consider the following document: - 'OSPF-TE Link Availability Extension for Links with Variable Discrete Bandwidth' <draft-ietf-ccamp-ospf-availability-extension-07.txt> as Proposed Standard The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2016-10-24. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract A network may contain links with variable discrete bandwidth, e.g., copper, radio, etc. The bandwidth of such links may change discretely in reaction to changing external environment. Availability is typically used for describing such links during network planning. This document introduces an optional ISCD Availability sub-TLV to extend the Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol. This extension can be used for route computation in a network that contains links with variable discrete bandwidth. Note, this document only covers the mechanisms by which the availability information is distributed. The mechanisms by which availability information of a link is determined and the use of the distributed information for route computation are outside the scope of this document. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ccamp-ospf-availability-extension/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ccamp-ospf-availability-extension/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
