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Multiprotocol Label Switching

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a routing technique in telecommunications networks that directs data from one node to the next based on labels rather than network addresses. Whereas network addresses identify endpoints, MPLS labels identify established paths between endpoints. MPLS can encapsulate packets of various network protocols and supports…

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Multiprotocol Label Switching

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Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017241
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mpls label ip atm network packet traffic networks routing router path packets frame relay protocol engineering data ipv4 labels virtual

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ASICinstance ofThis goal is no longer relevant because of the usage of newer switching methods0.80text
TCAMinstance ofThis goal is no longer relevant because of the usage of newer switching methods0.80text
CAM-based switching able to forward plain IPv4 as fast as MPLS labeled packetsinstance ofThis goal is no longer relevant because of the usage of newer switching methods0.80text
LDPinstance ofis a path through an MPLS network set up by the NMS or by a signaling protocol0.80text
RSVP-TEinstance ofis a path through an MPLS network set up by the NMS or by a signaling protocol0.80text
BGPinstance ofis a path through an MPLS network set up by the NMS or by a signaling protocol0.80text
the RSVP bandwidth of the traversed links can also be consideredinstance ofconstraints0.80text
such that the shortest path with available bandwidth will be choseninstance ofconstraints0.80text
VoIPinstance ofrestoration may take several seconds which may be unacceptable for real-time applications0.80text

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