Switching in IP Networks
IP Switching, Tag Switching, and Related Technologies
- 1st Edition - May 1, 1998
- Latest edition
- Authors: Bruce S. Davie, Paul Doolan, Yakov Rekhter
- Language: English
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Description
Description
Label switching, an economical and efficient technique for message forwarding in IP networks, is fast becoming a widely deployed solution for improving performance, scalability, and functionality. Written by leading experts in the field, this guide explores the underlying technology of label switching and provides a detailed analysis and comparison of approaches developed by Ipsilon, Cisco, Toshiba, and IBM. It also compares label switching with conventional routing, culminating in a discussion of the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standard now being developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETP).
This book—the result of a rigorous review process by key designers—is an invaluable resource to network engineers and designers for evaluating the use of label switching in their own networks.
Key features
Key features
Table of contents
Table of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 How did we get here?
1.2 A Brief History
1.3 Organization of this book
1.4 Summary
1.5 Bibliography
Chapter 2 Fundamental Concepts
2.1 Network Layer Routing Functional Components: Control and Forwarding
2.2 Label Switching- Forwarding Component
2.3 Label Switching- Control Component
2.4 Edge Devices
2.5 Relationship with Network Layer Addressing and Routing
2.6 Summary
Chapter 3 The Cell Switching Router- (CSR)
3.1 Background
3.2 ATM Essentials
3.3 CSR and FANP
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 IP Switching
4.1 IP Switching Overview
4.2 Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol (IFMP)
4.3 Generic Switch Management Protocol (GSMP)
4.4 Implementation and Performance
4.5 Summary
4.6 Bibliography
Chapter 5 Tag Switching
5.1 Tag Switching Overview
5.2 Tag Switching Over ATM
5.3 Carrying Tag Information Over Point- to-Point and Multi-Access Subnet- works
5.4 Handling Forwarding Loops During Routing Transients
5.5 Tag Distribution Protocol (TDP)
5.6 Summary
5.7 Bibliography
Chapter 6 Aggregate Route-Based IP Switching (ARIS)
6.1 ARIS Overview
6.2 The ARIS Protocol
6.3 Summary
6.4 Bibliography
Chapter 7 Comparison of Label Switching Approaches
7.1 Control-Driven Vs. Data-Driven
7.2 Data-Driven Approaches
7.3 Control-Driven Approaches
7.4 Summary
7.5 Bibliography
Chapter 8 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
8.1 MPLS Scope
8.2 MPLS Architecture Overview
8.3 Open Issues
8.4 Summary
8.5 Bibliography
Glossary
Product details
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- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 14, 1998
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Bruce S. Davie
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Paul Doolan
Paul Doolan is Chief Technology Officer with Ennovate Networks in Boxboro, Massachusetts—a startup that is embracing MPLS as one of its core technologies. In his previous position at Cisco Systems, Inc., Doolan worked with Bruce Davie, Yakov Rekhter, and others on the Tag Switching proposals. An active member of the MPLS working group, Doolan is co-author of the MPLS Framework and Label Distribution Protocol documents.
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