Label switching, an economical and efficient technique for message forwarding in IP networks, is fast becoming a widely deployed solution for improving performance, scalability, and functionality. Written by leading experts in the field, this guide explores the underlying technology of label switching and provides a detailed analysis and comparison of approaches developed by Ipsilon, Cisco, Toshiba, and IBM. It also compares label switching with conventional routing, culminating in a discussion of the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standard now being developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETP).
This book—the result of a rigorous review process by key designers—is an invaluable resource to network engineers and designers for evaluating the use of label switching in their own networks.
- ISBN10 1558605053
- ISBN13 9781558605053
- Publish Date 14 July 1998 (first published 1 May 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 November 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology
- Imprint Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English