A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8453 Title: Framework for Abstraction and Control of TE Networks (ACTN) Author: D. Ceccarelli, Ed., Y. Lee Status: Informational Stream: IETF Date: August 2018 Mailbox: daniele.ceccarelli@ericsson.com, leeyoung@huawei.com Pages: 42 Characters: 90463 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-teas-actn-framework-15.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8453 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8453 Traffic Engineered (TE) networks have a variety of mechanisms to facilitate the separation of the data plane and control plane. They also have a range of management and provisioning protocols to configure and activate network resources. These mechanisms represent key technologies for enabling flexible and dynamic networking. The term "Traffic Engineered network" refers to a network that uses any connection-oriented technology under the control of a distributed or centralized control plane to support dynamic provisioning of end-to- end connectivity. Abstraction of network resources is a technique that can be applied to a single network domain or across multiple domains to create a single virtualized network that is under the control of a network operator or the customer of the operator that actually owns the network resources. This document provides a framework for Abstraction and Control of TE Networks (ACTN) to support virtual network services and connectivity services. This document is a product of the Traffic Engineering Architecture and Signaling Working Group of the IETF. INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC