IP, Ethernet and MPLS Networks: Resource and Fault Management

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Network Operation

1.1. Basic concepts

1.2. IP technology

1.3. The MPLS technology

1.4. The ICMP

1.5. Ethernet technology

Chapter 2. Characterizing Quality of Service

2.1. Quality of service functions

2.2. Quality of network operation

2.3. Requirements of applications

2.4. The service contract

Chapter 3. Transport Protocols

3.1. Introduction

3.2. The TCP

3.3. The UDP

3.4. The RTP

3.5. The RTCP

3.6. The DCCP

3.7. The SCTP

Chapter 4. Implementing Operation Quality

4.1. The architectural framework

4.2. Implementation of resource management

4.3. Implementing fault management

Chapter 5. IP Technology – Resource Management

5.1. Introduction

5.2. The DiffServ model

5.3. The IntServ model

5.4. The ARSVP protocol

Chapter 6. IP Technology – Fault Management

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Hot Standby Router Protocol

6.3. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

6.4. OSPF protocol

6.5. Border Gateway Protocol

Chapter 7. MPLS Technology – Resource Management

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Support for DiffServ

7.3. Traffic engineering

Chapter 8. MPLS Technology – Fault Management

8.1. Introduction

8.2. The LDP

8.3. The RSVP-TE protocol

8.4. The FRR mechanism

Chapter 9. Ethernet Technology – Resource Management

9.1. Introduction

9.2. Priority management

9.3. Resource reservation

9.4. Flow control

9.5. The access network

9.6. The aggregation network

Chapter 10. Ethernet Technology – Fault Management

10.1. Introduction

10.2. The STP

10.3. The RSTP

10.4. The MSTP

10.5. Link aggregation ...