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<title>The Requirements for Path Computation Element (PCE) Application for Backup Route</title>

<author initials='Y' surname='Bao' fullname='Yuanlin Bao'>
    <organization />
</author>

<author initials='X' surname='Fu' fullname='Xihua Fu'>
    <organization />
</author>

<author initials='G' surname='Xie' fullname='Gang Xie'>
    <organization />
</author>

<date month='March' day='1' year='2010' />

<abstract><t>Backup route is another route for a service which will be used when working path fails.  Traditionally, this route is configured by operator manually and can't be updated when LSA changes.  This document improves this traditional usage, and PCE (Path Computation Element) is applied for backup route.</t></abstract>

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