{"draft":"draft-ietf-pce-pcep-color-12","doc_id":"RFC9863","title":"Path Computation Element Protocol (PCEP) Extension for Color","authors":["B. Rajagopalan","V. Beeram","S. Peng","M. Koldychev","G. Mishra"],"format":["HTML","TEXT","PDF","XML"],"page_count":"10","pub_status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","source":"Path Computation Element","abstract":"Color is a 32-bit numerical (unsigned integer) attribute used to\r\nassociate a Traffic Engineering (TE) tunnel or policy with an intent\r\nor objective. For example, a TE Tunnel constructed to deliver low\r\nlatency services and whose path is optimized for delay can be tagged\r\nwith a color that represents \"low latency.\" This document specifies\r\nextensions to the Path Computation Element Protocol (PCEP) to carry\r\nthe color attribute.","pub_date":"October 2025","keywords":["color"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC9863","errata_url":null}