Mpls Terminology - Avaya 8600 Technical Manual

MPLS Terminology

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MPLS: Multi Protocol Label Switch
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MPLS Switch Types:
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P: Provider Node
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PE: Provider Edge Node
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CE: Customer Edge Node
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VRF: Virtual Router and Forwarding
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LDP: Label Distribution Protocol
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LSR: Label Switch Router
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LER: Label Edge Router
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RSVP: Resource Reservation Protocol
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RSVP-TE - Resource Reservation Protocol – Traffic Engineering
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BGP-MP: BGP with Multiprotocol Extensions
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VPN-IPv4 Addressing:
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RD: Route Distinguisher
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RT: Route Target
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FTN or FEC: Forwarding Equivalence Class
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ILM: Incoming Label Map
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NHLFE: Next Hop Label Forwarding Entry
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