Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
1 de 4
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=680824&seqNum=5
Digg
Del.icio.us
Article Information
Contents
1. Forwarding of Labeled
Packets
2. Reserved Labels
3. Unreserved Labels
4. TTL Behavior of
Labeled Packets
5. MPLS MTU
6. Fragmentation of MPLS
Packets
7. Path MTU Discovery
8. Summary
9. Chapter Review
Questions
Article Description
Forwarding labeled packets is quite
different from forwarding IP packets in
that not only is the IP lookup replaced
with a lookup of the label in the label
forwarding information base (LFIB), but
different label operations are also
possible. This chapter specifically
focuses on how labeled packets are
forwarded in an MPLS network.
MPLS MTU
Maximum transmission unit (MTU) is a well-known parameter in the IP
world. It indicates the maximum size of the IP packet that can still be sent
on a data link, without fragmenting the packet. Data links in MPLS
networks also have a specific MTU, but for labeled packets. Take the
case of an IPv4 network implementing MPLS. All IPv4 packets have one
or more labels. This does imply that the labeled packets are slightly
bigger than the IP packets, because for every label, four bytes are
added to the packet. So, if n is the number of labels, n * 4 bytes are
added to the size of the packet when the packet is labeled.
This section explains that an MPLS MTU parameter pertains to labeled
packets. Furthermore, it explains what giant and baby giant frames are
and how to ensure that Ethernet switches can handle them. Finally, a
new parameter is introduced: MPLS Maximum Receive Unit. This
parameter is used in the LFIB to keep track of how big labeled packets
can be and still be forwarded without needing to fragment them.
Promotions
Mesh Collaboration: Creating
new business value in the
network of everything
Safari Books Online Free
Trial: Cisco Press Books and
Videos
Why Buy the Cow? How the
on-demand revolution
powers the new knowledge
economy
See All Promotions
30/09/2008 16:44
2 de 4
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=680824&seqNum=5
Fiber-Optic Technologies
By Vivek Alwayn
Apr 23, 2004
30/09/2008 16:44
3 de 4
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=680824&seqNum=5
30/09/2008 16:44
4 de 4
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=680824&seqNum=5
Next Hop
10.200.200.2
Next Hop
10.200.200.2
The MRU for the prefix 10.200.254.2/32 is 1512. The packet received
can be 1512 bytes, because one label is popped off before it is
forwarded. The MRU for prefix 10.200.254.3/32 is 1508. The size of the
packet does not change, because only the top label is swapped. The
MRU for prefix 10.200.254.4/32 is 1504. The packet received can be
only 1504 bytes because one extra label is pushed onto the label stack
before the packet is forwarded; therefore, the packet size increases by 4
bytes. The "Tag Stack" shows that one label is pushed onto the label
stack after the incoming label is swapped.
Previous Section
30/09/2008 16:44