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Figure 16 NSP Functional Modules
The two main components of the NSP are:
• Network Services Director (NSD) 
The NSD is a programmable and multi-vendor service provisioning tool 
providing a single and simple API to the user and OSS. It implements a service 
model abstraction and adapts to each vendor-specific service model. It supports 
provisioning services such as E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, Layer 3 VPN, traffic 
steering, and service chaining.
• Network Resource Controller (NRC) 
The NRC implements separate modules for computing and managing optimal 
paths for optical tunnels (NRC-T) and MPLS tunnels (NRC-P), and for 
computing optimal routing and placement of IP flows (NRC-F). In addition, a 
resource controller for inter-layer IP and optical path computation and more 
complex inter-domain MPLS path computation is provided as part of the NRC-X.
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NRC-T: Network Resource Control Transport
NRC-P: Network Resource Control Packet
NRC-X: Network Resource Control Cross Domain
Inter-layer/domain Path
Computation
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NRC-T
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Optical Path
Computation
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NRC-P
ReST/Netconf
BGP-LS/IGP-TE PCEP
NRC-F
MULTI-VENDOR, MULTI-DOMAIN, MULTI-LAYER NETWORK
ReST/Netconf
Flow Placement MPLS Path Computation
PCEP/OF/BGP Top o Disc
NSD
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Service
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Service Connection
Function
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