[Detnet] RFC 9938 on A Framework for the Deterministic Networking (DetNet) Controller Plane

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        RFC 9938

        Title:      A Framework for the Deterministic 
                    Networking (DetNet) Controller Plane 
        Author:     A. Malis,
                    X. Geng, Ed.,
                    M. Chen,
                    B. Varga,
                    CJ. Bernardos
        Status:     Informational
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       March 2026
        Mailbox:    agmalis@gmail.com,
                    gengxuesong@huawei.com,
                    mach.chen@huawei.com,
                    balazs.a.varga@ericsson.com,
                    cjbc@it.uc3m.es
        Pages:      15
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-detnet-controller-plane-framework-15.txt

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9938

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC9938

This document provides a framework overview for the Deterministic
Networking (DetNet) Controller Plane. It discusses concepts and
requirements for the DetNet Controller Plane, which could be the
basis for a future solution specification.

This document is a product of the Deterministic Networking Working Group of the IETF.


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