Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume One, 6th Edition

16 Label Switching, Flows, And MPLS

Chapter Contents

1. 16.1 Introduction, 353

2. 16.2 Switching Technology, 353

3. 16.3 Flows And Flow Setup, 355

4. 16.4 Large Networks, Label Swapping, And Paths, 355

5. 16.5 Using Switching With IP, 357

6. 16.6 IP Switching Technologies And MPLS, 357

7. 16.7 Labels And Label Assignment, 359

8. 16.8 Hierarchical Use Of MPLS And A Label Stack, 359

9. 16.9 MPLS Encapsulation, 360

10. 16.10 Label Semantics, 361

11. 16.11 Label Switching Router, 362

12. 16.12 Control Processing And Label Distribution, 363

13. 16.13 MPLS And Fragmentation, 364

14. 16.14 Mesh Topology And Traffic Engineering, 364

1. Summary, 365

16.1 Introduction

Earlier chapters describe IP addressing and describe how hosts and routers use a forwarding table and the longest-prefix match ...