Rick Gallahers MPLS Training Guide: Building Multi Protocol Label Switching Networks

There is an excellent introduction to MPLS sponsored and created by Nortel Networks (see www.nortelnetworks.com/corporate/technology/mpls/tooldemo.html). Other MPLS resource sites:

• MPLS Resource Center: http://mplsrc.com/

• George Mason University Lab: www.gmu.edu/departments/ail/resources.htm

• For information on other MPLS sites, see the MPLS Links Page: www.rickgallaher.com/mplslinks.htm.

Endnotes

1. A shim header is a special header placed between Layer 2 and Layer 3 of the OSI model. The shim header contains the label used to forward the MPLS packets.