The Mpls Primer (Hardcover)

MPLS simplifies and improves IP packet exchange, giving network operators unprecedented flexibility in managing traffic and controlling network performance. This is the first complete MPLS primer for working network professionals. Leading consultant Sean Harnedy introduces every aspect of MPLS technology: concepts, standards, evolution, real-world implementation, day-to-day management, and more. Harnedy begins with an overview of MPLS and the converging technologies that led to it, including cell switching, tag switching, and Internet routing. He introduces the MPLS protocol itself, then presenting the fundamentals of MPLS signaling and label distribution. The book contains detailed coverage of MPLS operation, applications, and management; comparisons of current MPLS implementations; and a preview of future enhancements that will increase its value and extend its role. For all network administrators called upon to implement or manage MPLS and related Internet routing and switching technologies.

The complete guide to MPLS for the working network professional.

• MPLS for the working network professional
• Traffic engineering, VPNs, QoS, and path-restoral applications
• Design, implementation, operations, and administration
• Core technologies, protocols, signaling, and label distribution
• Compares today's leading MPLS implementations

MPLS simplifies and improves IP packet exchange, giving network operators unprecedented flexibility in managing traffic and controlling network performance. Now there's a complete MPLS primer for working network professionals: The MPLS Primer.

Leading consultant Sean Harnedy introduces every aspect of MPLS technology: concepts, standards, evolution, real-world design and implementation, day-to-day operations, and more. From never-before-published deployment tips to hands-on comparisons of the leading MPLS implementations, The MPLS Primer gives you the information you need to deliver on the promise of MPLS—starting today.

• 11 compelling advantages of MPLS technology
• Key MPLS applications: traffic engineering, VPNs, QoS, and path restoral
• How MPLS integrates with TCP/IP and existing internetwork infrastructures
• MPLS core technologies and protocols: control plane, data forwarding plane, FEC, LSR, and LSP
• Signaling and label distribution, in depth
• Leading MPLS offerings from equipment vendors, stack providers, service providers, and others
• The future of MPLS: new enhancements that will increase its value and extend its role
• MPLS documentation and resources: how to find out more

Whether you're a network architect, administrator, manager, or consultant, The MPLS Primer is your hands-on jumpstart for planning, deploying, and succeeding with MPLS!

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