The MPLS Primer

The complete guide to MPLS for the working network professional.

• MPLS for the working network professional
• Traffic engineering, VPNs, QoS, and path-restoral applications
• Design, implementation, operations, and administration
• Core technologies, protocols, signaling, and label distribution
• Compares today's leading MPLS implementations

MPLS simplifies and improves IP packet exchange, giving network operators unprecedented flexibility in managing traffic and controlling network performance. Now there's a complete MPLS primer for working network professionals: The MPLS Primer.

Leading consultant Sean Harnedy introduces every aspect of MPLS technology: concepts, standards, evolution, real-world design and implementation, day-to-day operations, and more. From never-before-published deployment tips to hands-on comparisons of the leading MPLS implementations, The MPLS Primer gives you the information you need to deliver on the promise of MPLS—starting today.

• 11 compelling advantages of MPLS technology
• Key MPLS applications: traffic engineering, VPNs, QoS, and path restoral
• How MPLS integrates with TCP/IP and existing internetwork infrastructures
• MPLS core technologies and protocols: control plane, data forwarding plane, FEC, LSR, and LSP
• Signaling and label distribution, in depth
• Leading MPLS offerings from equipment vendors, stack providers, service providers, and others
• The future of MPLS: new enhancements that will increase its value and extend its role
• MPLS documentation and resources: how to find out more

Whether you're a network architect, administrator, manager, or consultant, The MPLS Primer is your hands-on jumpstart for planning, deploying, and succeeding with MPLS!