MPLS-Enabled Applications: Emerging Developments and New Technologies

Chapter 2. Traffic Engineering with MPLS (MPLS-TE)

INTRODUCTION

THE BUSINESS DRIVERS

APPLICATION SCENARIOS

SETTING UP TRAFFIC-ENGINEERED PATHS USING MPLS-TE

USING THE TRAFFIC-ENGINEERED PATHS

DEPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS

USING TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TO ACHIEVE RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION

OFFLINE PATH COMPUTATION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

FURTHER READING

STUDY QUESTIONS