Chapter 2. Frame-mode MPLS Operation
In Chapter 1, "Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Architecture Overview," you saw the overall MPLS architecture as well as the underlying concepts. This chapter focuses on one particular application: unicast destination-based IP routing in a pure router environment (also called Frame-mode MPLS because the labeled packets are exchanged as frames on Layer 2). Chapter 3, "Cell-mode MPLS Operation," focuses on the unicast destination-based IP routing in the ATM environment (also called Cell-mode MPLS because the labeled packets are transported as ATM cells).
This chapter first focuses on the MPLS data plane, assuming that the labels were somehow agreed upon between the routers. The next section explains the exact ...
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