Understand MPLS technology

MPLS provides native TE capabilities that can improve network efficiency and service guarantees. This sample chapter from QoS for IP/MPLS Networks reviews Multiprotocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering (MPLS TE) technology, describing basic operation including the details of TE information distribution, path computation, and the signaling of TE LSPs. It also presents how Differentiated Services-Aware traffic engineering helps integrate the implementation of DiffServ and MPLS TE. The chapter closes with the review of the fast reroute (FRR) capabilities in MPLS TE.

Title: QoS for IP/MPLS Networks
ISBN: 1587052334
Published: June 2006
Author: Santiago Alvarez
Chapter: Chapter 2: MPLS TE Technology Overview
Published by Cisco Press