Configuring The Mpls Module; Overview Of Mpls - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 6800 MPLS Installation And User Manual

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Configuring the MPLS Module

This chapter describes general information about MPLS and the ExtremeWare
commands that support the MPLS module. Other commands and background
information used to configure I/O modules and switch behavior in a network are
documented in the ExtremeWare Software User Guide. For hardware installation
information for the BlackDiamond 6800 series switch, see the BlackDiamond Hardware
Installation Guide.
Documentation for Extreme Networks products is available at the Extreme
Networks home page at http://www.extremenetworks.com/.
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Overview of MPLS on page 3-1
• MPLS Layer on page 3-8
• Configuring MPLS on page 3-12

Overview of MPLS

MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) encompasses a growing set of protocols defined
by the IETF. True to its name, MPLS is based on a label-switching forwarding algorithm.
ATM and Frame Relay are examples of other protocols that use label-switching
forwarding algorithms.
MPLS Module Installation and User Guide 3-1