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This episode discusses the limitations of traditional routing protocols and introduces Path Computation Element as a solution for optimizing network paths.

Traditional routing protocols like OSPF simply choose the “shortest” path. If the shortest path is full of traffic and there are alternate paths carrying nothing, OSPF can’t help you. Path Computation Element (PCE) along with Path Computation Element Protocol (PCEP) is a way to construct forwarding paths through the network based on factors that distributed ... Read more »

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