IETF - RFC, Drafts

Author or Contributing Author in PCE, TEAS, SPRING, MPLS, ALTO, LSR, NTP WG

  • RFC 7334 - PCE-Based Computation Procedure to Compute Shortest Constrained Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) Inter-Domain Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths

  • RFC 7420 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Management Information Base (MIB) Module

  • RFC 7439 - Gap Analysis for Operating IPv6-Only MPLS Networks

  • RFC 7896 - Update to the Include Route Object (IRO) Specification in the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)

  • RFC 7897 - Domain Subobjects for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)

  • RFC 7898 - Domain Subobjects for Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)

  • RFC 8051 - Applicability of a Stateful Path Computation Element (PCE)

  • RFC 8231 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Stateful PCE

  • RFC 8232 - Optimizations of Label Switched Path State Synchronization Procedures for a Stateful PCE

  • RFC 8233 - Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) to Compute Service-Aware Label Switched Paths (LSPs)

  • RFC 8253 - PCEPS: Usage of TLS to Provide a Secure Transport for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)

  • RFC 8283 - An Architecture for Use of PCE and the PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) in a Network with Central Control (PCECC)

  • RFC 8306 - Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) for Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering Label Switched Paths

  • RFC 8356 - Experimental Codepoint Allocation for the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP)

  • RFC 8390 - RSVP-TE Path Diversity Using Exclude Route

  • RFC 8413 - Framework for Scheduled Use of Resources

  • RFC 8453 - Framework for Abstraction and Control of TE Networks (ACTN)

  • RFC 8454 - Information Model for Abstraction and Control of TE Networks (ACTN)

  • RFC 8623 - Stateful PCE Protocol Extensions for Usage with P2MP TE LSPs

  • RFC 8637 - Applicability of the Path Computation Element (PCE) to the Abstraction and Control of TE Networks (ACTN)

  • RFC 8685 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for the Hierarchical Path Computation Element (H-PCE) Architecture

  • RFC 8694 - Applicability of the Path Computation Element to Inter-area and Inter-AS MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering

  • RFC 8697 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Establishing Relationships between Sets of Label Switched Paths (LSPs)

  • RFC 8733 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for MPLS-TE Label Switched Path (LSP) Auto-Bandwidth Adjustment with Stateful PCE

  • RFC 8741 - Ability for a Stateful Path Computation Element (PCE) to Request and Obtain Control of a Label Switched Path (LSP)

  • RFC 8745 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Associating Working and Protection Label Switched Paths (LSPs) with Stateful PCE

  • RFC 8751 - Hierarchical Stateful Path Computation Element (PCE)

  • RFC 8800 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extension for Label Switched Path (LSP) Diversity Constraint Signaling

  • RFC 8934 - PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extensions for Label Switched Path (LSP) Scheduling with Stateful PCE

  • RFC 9005 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Extension for Associating Policies and Label Switched Paths (LSPs)

  • RFC 9050 - Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) Procedures and Extensions for Using the PCE as a Central Controller (PCECC) of LSPs

  • RFC 9168 - PCEP Extension for Flow Specification

  • RFC 9249 - A YANG Data Model for NTP

  • RFC 9353 - IGP Extension for PCEP Security Capability Support in PCED

  • RFC 9439 - Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Performance Cost Metrics

  • RFC 9504 - PCEP Extensions for Stateful PCE Usage in GMPLS-Controlled Networks

  • RFC 9603 - PCEP Extensions for IPv6 Segment Routing

  • RFC 9604 - Carrying Binding Label/SID in PCE-Based Networks

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Path Computation Element (PCE) WG Co-Chair at IETF - [Link]

SRv6 Operations (SRv6OPS) WG Co-Chair at IETF - [Link]

EO Directorate Co-Chair - [Link]

IETF Routing Area Directorate Member - [Link]

IETF Operations Area Directorate Member - [Link]

IETF NomCom Voting Member 2021 & 2012 - [Link] [Link]

Industry Network Technology Council (INTC) Founding Member & Secretary - [Link]

India Internet Engineering Society (IIESoc) Founder and Current Advisory Board Member - [Link]

ISOC Hyderabad Chapter, Advisory Board Member - [Link]

India IGF (IIGF) 2024 Program Committee - [Link]

APRICOT 2023 Program Committee - [Link]

APNIC 52 Program Committee - [Link]


Publications & Presentations

Book: Saree Stories from the 21st Century, Oct 2024

Presentation on Internet Standards and RFCs @ inSIG, Oct 2024

Panel: What next :Participation in IG Ecosystem @ inSIG, Oct 2024

Keynote @ Trans Inclusion Summit, Sept 2024

IETF Course @ HKSU, July 2024

Presentation and Panel for Governance of the Internet @ APIGA, July 2024

Workshop on IPv6 Deployment @ NITK-India, March 2024

The IETF Roundup @ APRICOT, Feb 2024

Panel What shall make Indian Engineers be able to write their own Pay Cheques? @ IOTSHOW, Feb 2024

Digital Democracy, a video series, Jan 2024

IETF Overview @ Netmission.asia, Jan 2024

Panel IETF Open Forum @ IGF, Oct 2023

Internet Standards and RFCs: Processes and the Present Status, inSIG 2023, Oct 2023

Introducing IETF, APIGA 2023, July 2023

IETF Roundup for APRICOT 2023, March 2023

IETF roundup for the APNIC community, APNIC Blog, Feb 2023

IETF Roundup for APNIC 54, Sep 2022

IETF for Internet Governance, APIGA, Aug 2022

A panel on Trans & Non-Binary Inclusion, RISE2022, July 2022

IETF participation from SANOG region, SANOG38, July 2022

An introduction to IETF, Connections, April 2022

IPv6 Migration: Need, issues and Process, ISOC-HYD, April 2022

Panel member for Technical Capacity Building & Role of IETF Standards in Internet Governance, IIGF, Dec 2021

IPv6 Migration: Need, Issues & Process, CSI, ACM, IEEE CS, Chennai, Nov 2021

Participation in IETF and local community building, APIGA, Oct 2021

A Jury member for the DNS Project Competition – Joint Initiative of NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI and ICANN, Oct 2021

Top 10 IPv4 To IPv6 Application Conversion Considerations For Enterprises, ARIN Blog, Sept 2021

Gimme a Slice, APNIC Blog, Apr 2021

Bridging gap between India & Internet Standards, ISOC Hyderabad Chapter, Apr 2021

Network Slicing & related work in IETF, SANOG, Jan 2021

IETF Network Slicing, Connections, Dec 2020

PCE, SDN, and their entanglement: A personal journey!, APNIC Blog, Nov 2020

Engaging with IETF, INSIG, Oct 2020

PCE and its relationship to SDN, INNOG, Aug 2020

Introduction to PCE, INTC, June 2020

PCE: Looking Ahead, Connections, Kolkata, Nov 2019

PCE & its role in SDN @ International Conference on Internet Research & Engineering, ICIRE, March 2019

Panelist for “Straight Talk - Diversity Delima” at #InclusionNow, Feb 2019.

ACTN, Connections 2018, Bangalore, Oct 2018

NFV/MEC Introduction at ETSI Symposium on Interoperability, Dec 2017

The Past, Present and Future of PCE, Connections, Bangalore, Nov 2017

SDN and the role of PCE, Assocham IPR Council, July 2017

Increasing IETF participation in India, 2016 

Abstraction and Control of TE networks @ IEEE SDN/NFV workshop, Sept 2015

Future of PCE @ Open Daylight Forum, April 2015

Various Alternatives to Achieve SDN @ Open Daylight Forum and IEEE ComSoc SDN Workshop, 2014-15 

For a wider cloud, Oct 2013


Awards

Technical Role Model --- This category was an individual contributor award that recognized technology stalwarts who have served by example and inspired individuals within their organization and beyond to follow a technical career path. [Link]