CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     References
 3     Terms and definitions
 4     Abbreviations
 5     ASON routing architecture
        5.1     Fundamental concepts
        5.2     Routing architecture and functional components
                  5.2.1     Considerations for different protocols
                  5.2.2     Considerations for multiple VPNs
                  5.2.3     Considerations for policy
        5.3     Routing area hierarchies
                  5.3.1     Routing performer realization in relation to routing Area hierarchies
                  5.3.2     Correspondence between LRM and RCs for hierarchical routing areas
 6     ASON routing requirements
        6.1     Architectural requirements
        6.2     Protocol requirements
        6.3     Path selection requirements
 7     Routing attributes
        7.1     Node attributes
                  7.1.1     Reachability attributes
                  7.1.2     Diversity related attributes
                  7.1.3     Other attribute information
        7.2     Link attributes
                  7.2.1     Link state
                  7.2.2     Diversity related attributes
                  7.2.3     Other attribute information
 8     Routing messages
        8.1     Routing adjacency maintenance
        8.2     Routing information messages
        8.3     Routing exception and error handling
        8.4     State diagrams
                  8.4.1     Information element transmission
                  8.4.2     Information element reception
                  8.4.3     Local information element transmission generation
 9     Routing message distribution topology
        9.1     Congruent topology
        9.2     Hubbed topology using a routing message server
        9.3     Directed topology
10     Path selection
       10.1     Inputs to path selection
                 10.1.1     Step-by-step routing
                 10.1.2     Source and hierarchical routing
       10.2     Output of path selection
       10.3     Routing paradigms and path selection
Appendix I – Information flow between levels of the routing hierarchy
        I.1     Information dissemination related to resolving end-point addresses
                 I.1.1      Parent to child information flow
                 I.1.2      Child to parent information flow
        I.2     Information exchange between hierarchical levels for resolving end-point addresses
Appendix II – Shared Risk Group
      II.1      Path diversity
      II.2      Network resources and risk sharing
      II.3      Shared Risk Group (SRG)
      II.4      SRG implications for routing