{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-lsvr-applicability-22",
  "doc_id": "RFC9816",
  "title": "Usage and Applicability of BGP Link State (BGP-LS) Shortest Path First (SPF) Routing in Data Centers",
  "authors": [
    "K. Patel",
    "A. Lindem",
    "S. Zandi",
    "G. Dawra",
    "J. Dong"
  ],
  "format": [
    "XML",
    "TEXT",
    "HTML",
    "PDF"
  ],
  "page_count": "12",
  "pub_status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "source": "Link State Vector Routing",
  "abstract": "This document discusses the usage and applicability of BGP Link State (BGP-LS) Shortest Path First (SPF) extensions in data center networks utilizing Clos or Fat Tree topologies.  The document is intended to provide simplified guidance for the deployment of BGP-LS SPF extensions.",
  "pub_date": "July 2025",
  "keywords": [],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC9816",
  "errata_url": null
}