Title :
Pure MPLS Technology
Author :
He, Liwen ; Botham, Paul
Author_Institution :
BT Group Chief Technol. Office, Security Res. Centre, British Telecommun. plc, Ipswich
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel idea for building a pure MPLS network from the initial stage (bootstrapping) without using any native IP packets to transfer control traffic. Therefore the MPLS network is a purely layer 2.5 label switched network based on layer 2 switching functionality without layer 3 IP routing. As far as we know, there is no previous work reported in this area. The motivation of this research is to simplify MPLS networks and achieve a high level of availability, reliability and security.
Keywords :
IP networks; multiprotocol label switching; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; 2.5 label switched network; IP packets; IP routing; MPLS network; telecommunication traffic; Asynchronous transfer mode; Availability; Bandwidth; Communication system traffic control; Multiprotocol label switching; Quality of service; Routing; Switches; Virtual private networks; Web and internet services; Control Plane; Data Plane; IP; MPLS; Security; Separation.;
Conference_Titel :
Availability, Reliability and Security, 2008. ARES 08. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3102-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARES.2008.157
