Protocol Action: 'ForCES Forwarding Element Model' to Proposed Standard

The IESG has approved the following document:

- 'ForCES Forwarding Element Model '
   <draft-ietf-forces-model-16.txt> as a Proposed Standard

This document is the product of the Forwarding and Control Element 
Separation Working Group. 

The IESG contact persons are Ross Callon and David Ward.

A URL of this Internet-Draft is:
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-forces-model-16.txt

Technical Summary

   This document defines the forwarding element (FE) model used in the
   Forwarding and Control Element Separation (ForCES) protocol (see 
   draft-ietf-forces-protocol).  The model represents the capabilities,  
   state and configuration of forwarding elements within the context of
   the ForCES protocol, so that control elements (CEs) can control the
   FEs accordingly.  More specifically, the model describes the logical
   functions that are present in an FE, what capabilities these
   functions support, and how these functions are or can be 
   interconnected.  This FE model is intended to satisfy the model
   requirements specified in the ForCES requirements document, RFC3654.

Working Group Summary

   Good working group consensus.