MPLS Traffic Engineering

By klsh on February 6, 2006 9:06 AM | | Comments (0)

Sample chapter online for those reading about MPLS. Also see the wikipedia entry...
Multiprotocol Label Switching

In computer networking and telecommunications, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a data-carrying mechanism which emulates some properties of a circuit-switched network over a packet-switched network. MPLS operates at a OSI Model layer that is generally considered to lie between traditional definitions of Layer 2 (data link layer) and Layer 3 (network layer), and thus is often referred to as a "Layer 2.5" protocol. It was designed to provide a unified data-carrying service for both circuit-based clients and packet-switching clients which provide a datagram service model. It can be used to carry many different kinds of traffic, including IP packets, as well as native ATM, SONET, and Ethernet frames.

MPLS Traffic Engineering

MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS TE) is a growing implementation in today's service provider networks. MPLS adoption in service provider networks has increased manifold due to its inherent TE capabilities. [...] This chapter provides you with information on the operation and configuration of MPLS TE on Cisco routers.

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