MPLS Short Course
- Fundamentals of MPLS
- Pre-MPLS protocols
- Evolution of MPLS
- Basic concepts and definition of MPLS
- Switching versus routing
- Benefits of MPLS
- The use of One Unified Network Infrastructure
- BGP free core
- Peer-to-Peer VPN model versus Overlay VPN Model
- Optimal traffic flow
- Basics of MPLS Architecture and Operation
- Label switching
- Introducing MPLS labels
- MPLS and OSI reference model
- MPLS nodes
- Label Edge Router (LER)
- Label Switch Router (LSR)
- Customer Edge (CE)
- Customer (C)
- Label Switched Path (LSP)
- MPLS operation
- Quality of Service (QoS) and MPLS
- Overview of MPLS Services
- MPLS VPNs
- VPLS
- Pseudowire
- Deploying MPLS: Migration and Implementation Issues
- MPLS and Emerging Technologies
- Conclusion: Recap, Q/A, and Evaluation
