Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) : Alcatel Internetworking Division
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) : Alcatel Internetworking Division
(MPLS)
Pramoda Nallur
Alcatel Internetworking Division
7
IETF main goal is that Applications to
when a layer is added, 5
no modification is TCP UDP 4
needed on the existing
layers. IP 3
All new protocol must MPLS
Frame
be backward PPP ATM (*) 2
PPP FR
Relay ATM (*)
compatible
Physical (Optical - Electrical) 1
(*) ATM overlay model (without addressing and P-NNI) is considered as an ISO layer 2 protocol.
Attributes Precedence
L3 Routing LER
LER
L3 Routing L3 Routing
L3 Routing
L3 Routing
IP Packet
IP Packet w/ Label
July 29, 2000 TECON 2000 9
MPLS Link Layers & Label
Encapsulation
Ingress Label
Ingress Label FEC FEC Attribute Egress
Attribute Label
Egress Label
6 138.120.6/24 - xxxx A 9
6 138.120.6/24 - xxxx B 12
MPLS switch
3
1
4 138.120
1
2
MPLS switch 3
127.20 1 2
3 3 MPLS switch 192.168
2 1 2
MPLS switch
?? MPLS switch
1 38.1
2 0 .6
1
.12
138.123
0.6.12
??
138.12 1
4 138.120
0.6.12 138.120.6.12
2
MPLS switch 3
12
127.20 1 . 12 0.6. 2
1338 3 MPLS switch 192.168
138.120.6.12
2 1 2
??
MPLS switch
Ingress Ingress FEC Egress Egress
Interface Label Interface Label
1 x None 3 Default
MPLS switch
138.120.6.12 3
1
138.1 4 138.120
2 20.6.1
6.1 1 2 138.120.6.12
.1 20. 2
138
MPLS switch 3
127.20 1 2
3 3 MPLS switch 192.168
138.120.6.12
2 1 2
MPLS switch
Ingress Ingress FEC Egress Egress
Interface Label Interface Label
1 x 138.120 3 5
MPLS switch
Reque
3 s t 1 38.
1 120
8 .120 4 138.120
es t 13
u 1
Req 2 Mapp
MPLS switch g5 in g 12 3
pin
127.20 1 Map 2
3 3 MPLS switch 192.168
2 1 2
MPLS switch
3
1
4 138.120
1
2 Mapp
MPLS switch g5 in g 12 3
pin
127.20 1 Map 2
3 3 MPLS switch 192.168
2 1 2
MPLS switch
The downstream node
Ingress Ingress
defines the label and
FEC Egress Egress
Interface Label Interface Label advertises it to the
1
upstream node.
x 138.120 3 5
Overload !!
LER 4
LER 1
Overload !!
Forward to
LSR 2 LSR 3
LSR 2
LSR 3
LSR 4
LSR X
LSR
LSP 32
LSR
Site A
Site B
138.120.8.0/24
VPN 2 138.120.6.0/24 VPN 1
• Alcatel
• Cisco
• Juniper Networks
• Nortel
• Lucent
• MPLS Charter
http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/mpls-charter.html
• MPLS Resource Center
http://www.mplsrc.com
• MPLS Forum
http://www.mplsforum.org
Email
Pramoda.Nallur@ind.alcatel.com
MPLS - An Analysis
TCP & UDP Flows without
MPLS
UDP
Throughput (in Mbps)
TCP 2
TCP 1
TCP 2
TCP 1