RFC 9917: IGP Flexible Algorithms Reverse Affinity Constraint
Recent RFCs 2026-01-29
Summary:
An IGP Flexible Algorithm (Flex-Algorithm) enables the computation of
constraint-based paths within an IGP domain, allowing operators to
influence path selection according to administrative policies. This
document defines an extension to Flex-Algorithm that allows the
inclusion or exclusion of links from path computation based on
Administrative Groups (also known as link affinities) associated with
the reverse direction of the path under computation.
This document updates RFCs 9350 and 9843 by introducing the new IANA
registry that specifies the ordered set of rules that are used to
prune links from the topology during the Flex-Algorithm path
computation.