ABSTRACT
MPLS for Metropolitan Area Networks demonstrates solutions provided by MPLS features. The text opens with an overview of metro networks and MPLS. It examines traffic engineering issues, focusing on fundamental TE concepts and network control. The author then discusses how MPLS can bring increased reliability to Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), and concludes with a detailed analysis of the service aspects of MANs. Topics reviewed include L3 and L2 MPLS VPNs, geographically dispersed Ethernet multipoint services, virtual private LAN services (VPLS), and the integrated services (IntServ) and differentiated services (DiffServ) QoS models with respect to MPLS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|28 pages
Metropolitan Area Networks and MPLS
part 2|155 pages
Traffic Engineering Aspects of Metropolitan Area Networks
part 3|52 pages
Reliability Aspect of Metropolitan Area Networks
part 4|128 pages
Service Aspect of Metropolitan Area Networks
part 5|36 pages
Quality-of-Service Aspect of Metropolitan Area Networks