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What is MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching)

Chapter 37
Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications
A datacarrying mechanism which emulates some properties of a circuit-switched network over a packet-switched network and was designed in order to provide a unified data-carrying service for both circuit-based clients and packet-switching clients which provide a datagram service model.
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The IPv6 Protocol
Christos Bouras (Research Academic Computer Technology Institute and University of Patras, Greece), Apostolos Gkamas (Research Academic Computer Technology Institute and University of Patras, Greece9/9/2008 Research Academic Computer Technology Institute and University of Patras, Greece), and Dimitris Primpas (Research Academic Computer Technology Institute and University of Patras, Greece)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-993-9.ch037
Abstract
This article provides a description of the IPv6 protocol. It briefly covers the reasons that make IPv6 a necessary upgrade, describes the most important methods for transitioning networks, applications, and hosts from IPv4 to IPv6, and the possibilities that IPv6 opens up. It finally also examines the current status of IPv6 deployment and vendor, protocol, and application support.
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Chapter 15
Comparison of Multipath Schemes for Hybrid Models in MPLS
A method used to increase the speed of network traffic flow by inserting information about a specific path the packet is taking to its destination. This saves the time needed for a router to look up the address for the next node that the packet is supposed to be sent to.
Published in Chapter: Comparison of Multipath Schemes for Hybrid Models in MPLS; From: Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications
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