Description
Book SynopsisMulti-Protocol Label Switch (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) are key technologies for next-generation IP backbone networks. Until now, however, engineers have been forced to search for technical papers on this subject and read them in an ad-hoc manner. At last there is a book that explains both MPLS and GMPLS concepts in a systematic way.
GMPLS Technologies: Broadband Backbone Networks and Systems addresses the basic concepts, network architectures, protocols, and traffic engineering needed to operate MPLS and GMPLS networks.
The book begins with an introduction of the nature and requirements of broadband networks. It describes the basics of control-oriented networks and Internet Protocol (IP).
The text then examines the fundamentals of MPLS, explaining why MPLS is preferable to IP packet-based forwarding. This volume covers MPLS applications, details IP router structures, illustrates GMPLS, and explores important studies on traffic engineering in GMPLS Networks.
Table of ContentsBroadband and Multimedia. Basic Mechanism of Connection Oriented Network. Connection Oriented Communications and ATM. Internet Protocol: IP. MPLS Basics. Application of MPLS. Structure of IP Router. GMPLS (Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching). Traffic-Engineering in Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Networks.
