MPLS

1/8/01


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Table of Contents

MPLS

Topics covered

Introduction ( Motivation, Brief History)

Motivation

Motivation (cont’d)

Brief History

What is Multi-protocol Label Switching

MPLS Technology

MPLS Technology

MPLS Shim Header Structure

Establishing the label bindings

MPLS Routing protocols

Label Distribution Protocols

MPLS Partitions Routing and Forwarding

PPT Slide

How does it fit into IP network development plans – MPLS Applications

Applications of MPLS

Traffic Engineering

Benefit of MPLS traffic engineering

Adding CoS and QoS

Benefits of MPLS QoS

Hierarchy via Label stack = Network scalability

Benefit of MPLS in scaling

Support of IP VPN’s

MPLS - Virtual Private Networks

MPLS Status

Author: Wenbiao (William) Zhang