MPLS and Label Switching Networks

MPLS and Label-Switching Networks, Second Edition is the authoritative resource for planning, implementing, and succeeding with MPLS technologies. Renowned consultant Uyless Black illuminates the final, official MPLS standard through practical examples and detailed diagrams, offering detailed guidance on maximizing network reliability, utilization, and performance. Black covers MPLS in ATM, frame relay, IPv4, IPv6, and VPN environments; RSVP-TE and CR-LDP traffic engineering; QoS; and even the new GMPLS standard for optical networks.

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Overviews the basics of label switching and the major features of multiprotocol label switching (MPLS). The authors explains the label distribution protocols (LDPs), integrating MPLS with ATM and frame relay networks, traffic engineering, and Diffserv. The second edition adds chapters on the open shortest path first (OSPF) protocol, optical networks, and virtual private networks. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

UYLESS BLACK is a widely respected telecommunications consultant and lecturer with extensive operations and implementation experience in both public and private networks. His clients include Nortel Networks, British Telecom, and major carriers throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. His recent Prentice Hall PTR books include Optical Networks: Third Generation Transport Systems; Voice Over IP, Second Edition; IP Routing Protocols; and Networking 101. He is also the creator of Uyless Black's Networking 101 Training Course (PTG Interactive).