9. The VPLS Case Study
Published Online: 20 DEC 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470976814.ch9
Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Book Title
QOS-Enabled Networks: Tools and Foundations
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How to Cite
Barreiros, M. and Lundqvist, P. (2011) The VPLS Case Study, in QOS-Enabled Networks: Tools and Foundations, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470976814.ch9
Publication History
- Published Online: 20 DEC 2010
- Published Print: 7 JAN 2011
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470686973
Online ISBN: 9780470976814
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- case studies - VPLS case study;
- network technologies, used - how particular services are implemented;
- high-level perspective - of its design and components;
- MPLS tunnels, to forward customer traffic;
- VPN services, providing highest revenue for service providers;
- customer, having different classes of service - from which to choose;
- network perspective, traffic arriving from customer - no class of service assigned to it;
- service implemented using VPLS - as a hub-and-spoke VLAN, and network customer facing interfaces, all Ethernet;
- classification and trust borders - classification process working on core-facing interfaces;
- Rewrite rules, ensuring all MPLS traffic - leaving a network router, being either a PE or a P router
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
High-Level Case Study Overview
Virtual Private Networks
Service Overview
Service Technical Implementation
Network Internals
Classes of Service and Queue Mapping
Classification and Trust Borders
Admission Control
Rewrite Rules
Absorbing Traffic Bursts at the Egress
Queues and Scheduling at Core-Facing Interfaces
Queues and Scheduling at Customer-Facing Interfaces
Tracing a Packet Through the Network
Adding More Services
Multicast Traffic
Using Bandwidth Reservations
Conclusion
Further Reading