.. _algo-user-guide:

Path Computation Algorithms User Guide
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This guide contains information on how to use the OpenDaylight Path Computation
Algorithms plugin. They are used in the PCE Server part to compute path in
order to fulfil Explicit Route Object (ERO) for PcResponse message in turn of a
PcRequest message.

Note: As Path Computation Algorithms use the Graph plugin, user should read the
previous chapter about the OpenDaylight Graph plugin as well as learn about
(Constrained) Shortest Path First algorithms.


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   algo-user-guide-algo-model
   algo-user-guide-running-algo