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	Title		: Requirements for GMPLS-Based Multi-Region and Multi-Layer Networks (MRN/MLN)
	Author(s)	: K. Shiomoto, D. Papadimitriou, J. Roux, M. Vigoureux, D. Brungard, E. Oki, I. Inoue, E. Dotaro
	Filename	: draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-mln-reqs-09.txt
	Pages		: 25
	Date		: 2008-5-1
	
Most of the initial efforts to utilize Generalized MPLS (GMPLS)
   have been related to environments hosting devices with a single
   switching capability. The complexity raised by the control of such
   data planes is similar to that seen in classical IP/MPLS networks.
   By extending MPLS to support multiple switching technologies, GMPLS
   provides a comprehensive framework for the control of a multi-
   layered network of either a single switching technology or multiple
   switching technologies.
    In GMPLS, a switching technology domain defines a region, and a
    network of multiple switching types is referred to in this document
    as a Multi-Region Network (MRN). When referring in general to a
    layered network, which may consist of either a single or multiple
    regions, this document uses the term, Multi-Layer Network (MLN).
    This document defines a framework for GMPLS based multi-region /
    multi-layer networks and lists a set of functional requirements.

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