Chapter 9. Network Design with MPLS TE

This chapter covers the following topics:

So far, this book has covered the detailed aspects of MPLS TE; how it works, and how you configure and manage it. But how do you use MPLS TE in your network design? That's what this chapter covers.

Chapter 1, “Understanding Traffic Engineering with MPLS,” discussed the two main ways to think about deploying MPLS TE—tactically and strategically:

  • Tactical MPLS TE is building MPLS TE LSPs as you need them, to work around congestion.

  • Strategic MPLS TE is a full mesh of TE tunnels between ...

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