Title :
Aggregation of traffic classes in MPLS networks
Author :
Vallat, William ; Ganti, Sudhakar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Abstract :
In Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) networks, the number of traffic engineered tunnels or Label Switched Paths (LSPs) setup has an impact on network state maintenance, administration and scalability. In today\´s MPLS standards, for the purpose of path computation and signaling, multiple traffic classes carried together of a given service of a customer are treated individually. This work looks into MPLS paths which allow for the accommodation of up to eight distinct traffic classes per LSP. A comparison is made that shows scenarios in which such traffic class aggregation or "bundling" can provide a significant reduction in the number of paths in the network.
Keywords :
customer services; multiprotocol label switching; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication signalling; telecommunication traffic; LSP setup; MPLS networks; MPLS paths; MPLS standards; administration; customer services; label switched paths setup; multiple traffic classes; multiprotocol label switched networks; network state maintenance; path computation; path signaling; scalability; traffic class aggregation; traffic class bundling; traffic engineered tunnels; Additives; Bandwidth; Force; Internet; Multiprotocol label switching; Quality of service; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011 24th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niagara Falls, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9788-1
Electronic_ISBN :
0840-7789
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2011.6030665
