%% You should probably cite draft-jiang-config-negotiation-ps-03 instead of this revision. @techreport{jiang-config-negotiation-ps-00, number = {draft-jiang-config-negotiation-ps-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-jiang-config-negotiation-ps/00/}, author = {Sheng Jiang and Yuanbin Yin}, title = {{Network Configuration Negotiation Problem Statement and Requirements}}, pagetotal = 10, year = 2013, month = jun, day = 29, abstract = {This document describes a problem statement and general requirements for distributed autonomous configuration of multiple aspects of networks, in particular carrier networks. The basic model is that network elements need to negotiate configuration settings with each other to meet overall goals. The document describes a generic discovery and negotiation behavior model. The document also reviews whether existing management and configuration protocols may be suitable for autonomic networks.}, }