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So far so good, we have finished two parts of LDP and in this post we are going to explore another function of the four major functions of LDP. After an LDP session is initialized, LDP peers start to exchange label mappings according to the pre-negotiated parameters. In this post I will assume that LDP [...]

In my previous post I listed the main four functions of the label distribution protocol LDP and explained some concepts. In this post lets start dealing with the first two functions: Automatically discover LDP Peers in the same network segment. Establish and maintain LDP sessions with those peers. But I am not going to reinvent [...]

MPLS Label distribution protocol (LDP) as its name implies was defined to automatically create and maintain Label switched paths (LSP) in an MPLS network via label distribution. LDP specifications are defined in RFC 5036. In brief LDP assigns local label bindings to all IGP routes in the routing table and forms neighbor relationships with other [...]

In almost every book you will read about MPLS, the author will state that one of the MPLS benefits is having a BGP free core network; sometimes they explain it sometimes not. However, to really understand this statement I encourage you to imagine removing MPLS from your core network and see what adjustments you need [...]

In my previous post I explained what MPLS is and how it works from a high level perspective. In this post I will explain MPLS label operations and how labeled packets are processed in MPLS networks. When a labeled packet is received the label value at the top of the stack is examined to determine [...]

What is MPLS? MPLS stands for Multi-protocol Label Switching. MPLS is a packet forwarding technology that is capable of carrying any L3 protocol and here comes the word multi-protocol. MPLS is capable of tunneling L3 packets inside the MPLS network using  MPLS labels. The MPLS label is pushed into the packet between the layer two [...]