Mpls and Next-Generation Networks: Foundations for Ngn and Enterprise Virtualization

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 11
Introduction......Page 23
Part 1 The Business Case for MPLS......Page 28
 Chapter 1 The Dynamics of Service Creation and Deployment......Page 30
  Industry Dynamics and Challenges......Page 31
  What About the Enterprise Market?......Page 34
  Business Drivers and Requirements......Page 36
  Service Providers and Enterprise: The Battle of Outsourcing Versus Do-It-Yourself......Page 41
  Subscribing to a Managed Layer 3 MPLS VPN Service......Page 45
  The Case for Building VPNs—Layer 2 or Layer 3......Page 49
  Frame Relay......Page 53
  The Internet Protocol......Page 55
  Service Examples......Page 56
  Summary......Page 57
 Chapter 2 The Scope of Service Types......Page 58
  Overview of Layer 2 Services......Page 61
  Next-Generation Network Overview and Interworking Functions......Page 66
  Layer 3 Services......Page 69
  Remote Access......Page 72
  Value-Added Services......Page 75
  Summary......Page 82
Part 2 The Technical Case for MPLS......Page 85
 Chapter 3 Technology Overview: Making the Technology case for MPLS and Technology Details......Page 86
  Available Technologies and Options......Page 87
  Why MPLS? (High-Level Detail)......Page 89
  MPLS and Quality of Service......Page 93
  Benefits......Page 98
  MPLS Technology Details......Page 101
  Layer 3 VPNs......Page 102
  Carrier Supporting Carrier and Inter-Provider Autonomous Systems......Page 110
  Traffic Engineering......Page 111
  DiffServ......Page 118
  Layer 2 VPNs......Page 122
  Summary......Page 128
Part 3 MPLS Services and Components......Page 131
 Chapter 4 Layer 2 VPNs......Page 132
  Taxonomy......Page 135
  Introducing AToM......Page 138
  Layer 2 Interworking......Page 147
  Virtual Private LAN Service......Page 150
  Provisioning and Signaling......Page 151
  Benefits of L2VPNs......Page 159
  Inter-AS L2VPNs......Page 162
  Supported IETF Standards......Page 163
  Summary......Page 164
  Standards and References......Page 165
 Chapter 5 Layer 3 VPNs......Page 166
  Technology Overview......Page 168
  Corporate Intranet......Page 173
  Corporate Extranet......Page 175
  Internet Access......Page 176
  Scaling MPLS VPNs to Multi-AS, Multi-Provider, and Hierarchical Networks......Page 181
  Heterogeneous Networks......Page 183
  Managed Central Services......Page 184
  Supported IETF Drafts......Page 188
  Standards and References......Page 189
 Chapter 6 Remote Access and IPSec Integration with MPLS VPNs......Page 190
  Technology Overview......Page 191
  PE-CE Routing Protocols......Page 200
  Scalability and Network Convergence for Remote Access......Page 201
  Summary......Page 202
 Chapter 7 MPLS Security......Page 204
  Security and NGN......Page 205
  Security Overview and MPLS......Page 207
  MPLS VPN and Security......Page 211
  Attack Scenarios......Page 216
  IPSec......Page 228
  Layer 2 and Unmanaged VPN Service Considerations......Page 235
  Overall Best Practice Recommendations......Page 244
  Summary......Page 246
  Standards and References......Page 247
 Chapter 8 Traffic Engineering......Page 250
  Problem Statement......Page 251
  Technology Overview......Page 254
  TE Applications and Examples......Page 261
  Protection and Restoration......Page 264
  Scaling MPLS TE......Page 270
  MPLS Traffic Engineering and Multicast......Page 271
  Standards and References......Page 273
  Summary......Page 274
 Chapter 9 Quality of Service......Page 276
  Problem Statement......Page 277
  Standards and References......Page 295
  Summary......Page 296
 Chapter 10 Mutlicasts and NGNs......Page 298
  Problem Statement......Page 300
  MPLS Multicast VPN Overview......Page 302
  MPLS Multicast VPN Applications and Examples......Page 308
  Multicast Security and Management Considerations......Page 310
  Summary......Page 312
 Chapter 11 IPv6 and MPLS......Page 314
  Technology Overview......Page 317
  Management and IPv6......Page 326
  Summary......Page 327
Part 4 Bringing Your MPLS Plan Together......Page 329
 Chapter 12 Network Management and Provisioning......Page 330
  Problem Statement......Page 331
  Fault Management, Configuration Management, Accounting Management, Performance Management, and Security Management......Page 333
  VRF-Aware ICMP Ping and LSP Ping/Trace Mechanisms......Page 335
  Dealing with Equal Cost Multipaths......Page 336
  Virtual Circuit Connection Verification and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection......Page 338
  A Word About Interworking OAM......Page 341
  Generic Failure Types......Page 344
  Configuration Management for MPLS-Based Networks......Page 345
  Accounting for MPLS-Based Networks......Page 349
  Performance Management for MPLS-Based Networks......Page 350
  Per-VPN Management......Page 351
  Supported MIBs......Page 354
  Standards and References......Page 355
  Summary......Page 356
 Chapter 13 Design Considerations: Putting it All Together......Page 358
  VRF-Aware Feature......Page 359
  NAT-PE System Flow......Page 366
  Deployment Guideline Summary......Page 368
  Management, Provisioning, and Troubleshooting......Page 369
  Equipment Scalability Versus Network Scalability......Page 370
  Summary......Page 381
 Chapter 14 MPLS Case Studies......Page 384
  The Background on Equant......Page 385
  VPN Bridge Case Study......Page 387
  Case Study Conclusion......Page 389
  Summary......Page 390
 Chapter 15 The Future of MPLS......Page 392
  Integrating IP and Optical Networks (Transport Area)......Page 394
  Future Layer 3 Services......Page 399
  Future Layer 2 Services......Page 401
  Future Enhancements in Provisioning and Management......Page 403
  Summary......Page 404
  A View from George Swallow......Page 405
  A View from Adrian Farrell......Page 407
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