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The Internet and Its Protocols
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The Internet and Its Protocols

by Adrian Farrel
June 2004
Intermediate to advanced
840 pages
39h 47m
English
Morgan Kaufmann
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Chapter 10
Generalized MPLS (GMPLS)
The cores of most modern networks do not switch packets even if they are
carrying packet-based data. The networks are built from optical fibers, and the
bandwidth is divided up by lambda (frequency or wavelength) or timeslot
through
time division multiplexing
(TDM). Switches in these core networks
switch timeslots, wavelength, wavebands, or entire fibers from an input port to
an output port.
The traditional approaches to provisioning switches in core networks have
utilized manual planning and configuration. This has often resulted in setup
times for new
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ISBN: 9781558609136