MPLS and Next-Generation Networks Foundations for NGN and Enterprise Virtualization

MPLS and Next-Generation Networks Foundations for NGN and Enterprise Virtualization Monique J. Morrow, CCIE ? No. 1711 Azhar Sayeed MPLS is becoming the technology of choice for transport of Layer 2 and Layer 3 service delivery in the Next-Generation Networks (NGN). Service providers and enterprise customers have integrated MPLS into their networks to provide Layer 3 VPNs, implement traffic engineering, reduce costs from operating multiple networks, and increase revenues from new service options based on MPLS technology. MPLS is a central building block of the NGN that integrates service intelligence functions into the network layer to increase scalability and network efficiency. For network managers and service architects to make intelligent choices about building network backbones, they require a comprehensive overview that includes service management, technology management, and network management, so the total cost of ownership can be determined. MPLS and Next-Generation Networks discusses a series of steps that you can follow for the introduction of a new Layer 2 or Layer 3 service using MPLS. This book provides you with a precise guide for evaluating the benefits of MPLS-based applications and solutions. It explores MPLS technology and its components, providing you with an overview of the architecture necessary to reap the true advantages that MPLS can offer to both service provider and enterprise networks. Real-world case studies provide you with design, deployment, and management guidance. "The authors of this book, Monique Morrow and Azhar Sayeed, have been at the forefront of the MPLS technology revolution. They collectively have 35 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, and they have worked with service providers and enterprises around the globe to guide their service definitions and assist with their network designs." Susan E. Scheer, vice president, engineering, Cisco Systems, Inc. - Understand the business motivation and drivers for service creation and deployment.- Learn about various service types, including Layer 2, Layer 3, remote access, and value-added services such as managed VPN, web hosting, and managed shared services.- Use MPLS to facilitate the development of service types.- Build Layer 2 VPNs with MPLS.- Construct managed central services for developing value-add models over and above VPN connectivity with MPLS L3VPN.- Understand the technology and the options available for remote access integration into MPLS.- Identify security components inherent in MPLS and consider government regulatory issues that might require customers to deploy encryption jointly with MPLS.- Learn about the various benefits and applications of MPLS traffic engineering.- Leverage IP QoS mechanisms to build an MPLS DiffServ architecture.- Integrate multicast into MPLS networks.- Transport IPv6 in an MPLS network. This volume is in the Network Business Series offered by Cisco Press '. Books in this series provide IT executives, decision makers, and networking professionals with pertinent information about today's most important technologies and business strategies. Category: Networking: Routing and Switching Covers: MPLS and NGN $40.00 USA / $50.00 CANSayeed, Azhar is the author of 'MPLS and Next-Generation Networks Foundations for NGN and Enterprise Virtualization', published 2006 under ISBN 9781587201202 and ISBN 1587201208.