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MPLS-TP Applicability; Use Cases and Design
draft-ietf-mpls-tp-use-cases-and-design-02

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Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (mpls WG)
Authors Luyuan Fang , Dr. Nabil N. Bitar , Raymond Zhang , Masahiro Daikoku
Last updated 2012-12-13 (Latest revision 2012-06-11)
Replaces draft-fang-mpls-tp-use-cases-and-design
Stream Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
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Abstract

This document provides applicability, use case studies and network design considerations for Multiprotocol Label Switching Transport profile (MPLS-TP). In the recent years, MPLS-TP has emerged as the technology of choice for the new generation of packet transport. Many service providers (SPs) are working to replace the legacy transport technologies, e.g. SONET/SDH, TDM, and ATM technologies, with MPLS-TP for packet transport, in order to achieve higher efficiency, lower operational cost, while maintaining transport characteristics. The use cases for MPLS-TP include Metro Ethernet access and aggregation, Mobile backhaul, and packet optical transport. The design considerations discussed in this documents ranging from operational experience; standards compliance; technology maturity; end-to-end forwarding and OAM consistency; compatibility with IP/MPLS networks; multi-vendor interoperability; and optimization vs. simplicity design trade off discussion. The general design principle is to provide reliable, manageable, and scalable transport solutions.

Authors

Luyuan Fang
Dr. Nabil N. Bitar
Raymond Zhang
Masahiro Daikoku

(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid.)