The IESG has received a request from the Common Control and Measurement Plane WG (ccamp) to consider the following document: - 'Evaluation of existing GMPLS encoding against G.709v3 Optical Transport Networks (OTN)' <draft-ietf-ccamp-otn-g709-info-model-11.txt> as Informational RFC 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 2013-09-19. 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 ITU-T recommendation G.709 [G.709-2012] has introduced new fixed and flexible Optical Data Unit (ODU) containers in Optical Transport Networks (OTNs). This document provides an evaluation of existing Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) routing and signaling protocols against the G.709 [G.709-2012] OTN networks. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ccamp-otn-g709-info-model/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ccamp-otn-g709-info-model/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.