Internet Protocol/MultiProtocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) Networks
Sajjad Hussain · International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research · 2013
This paper discusses different aspects of Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. In this paper, we first discussed MPLS in detail, the technology was developed to advance the IP networks reliability, efficiency and controllability to meet the requirements of next generation networks and its flexibility allow the service providers to transport converged services over a single packet infrastructure. Further we discussed the IOS mechanisms to design an MPLS system for Traffic Engineering (TE), and IPv6 support in MPLS standards to solve the issue of IPv4 to IPv6 transition process. This document details a MPLS Virtual Private Network (VPN), a service that offers managed secure connectivity between corporate sites. Our discussion also includes different issues regarding Quality of Service (QoS) in a network with MPLS.