Supporting quality of service and VC merging in MPLS switches

Author

Rostami, Ahmad ; Minagar, Amir Reza ; Safavi, Seyed Mostafa

Author_Institution

Iran Telecommun. Res. Center, Tehran, Iran

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

21-24 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

759

Abstract

Multiprotocol label switching integrates the performance and traffic management capabilities of data link layer 2 with the scalability and flexibility of network layer 3 routing. It is applicable to networks using any layer 2 switching, but has particular advantages when applied to ATM networks. It integrates IP routing with ATM switching to offer scalable IP-over-ATM networks. However, supporting quality of service in these switches is an important issue that needs special attention, as it´s a necessary requirement for today networks. But as MPLS combines different network technologies, to support quality of service in MPLS switches some other issues like VC merging should be considered too. In this paper, we go over supporting quality of service in MPLS switches and explore the necessary details.

Keywords

IP networks; asynchronous transfer mode; multiprotocol label switching; quality of service; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network routing; ATM network; ATM switching; IP routing; LSR; MPLS switch; VC merging; data link layer; label switch router; layer switching; multiprotocol label switching integration; network layer routing; quality of service; traffic management; Asynchronous transfer mode; Fabrics; Merging; Multiprotocol label switching; Packet switching; Quality of service; Routing; Switches; Telecommunication switching; Virtual colonoscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2003. APCC 2003. The 9th Asia-Pacific Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8114-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCC.2003.1274460

Filename

1274460