WAN Technology

MPLS
Describe
MPLS is stands for Multiprotocol label switching which is a mechanism used inside the computer network infrastructures to speed up the time it takes a data packet to flow from a node to another.

Diagram


How it works
In MPLS , packets are directed through the network based on an assigned label with original IP routing in a packet- switched network, each data packet could determine its own path through the network.

Examples

  • Traffic engineering
  • network management

ATM
Description
ATM is a technique for packet switching that is used by telecommunication networks which they used asynchronous time-division multiplexing to encode data into small fixed sized cells.
It is known as Asynchronous Transfer Mode.

Diagram


How it works

The sender and receiver on a network creates a fixed channel between each other before sending the data and then the information will be sent in order.

Example
It is used in the campus backbone.

References
  • Techopedia.com. (2018). What is Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)? - Definition from Techopedia. [online] Available at: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/527/multiprotocol-label-switching-mpls [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
  • News, R. and News, R. (2014). MPLS Routing - How Does MPLS Routing Work?. [online] RCR Wireless News. Available at: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20140513/wireless/mpls-routing [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
  • I.stack.imgur.com. (2018). [online] Available at: https://i.stack.imgur.com/a2LFK.png [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
  • Techopedia.com. (2018). What is Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)? - Definition from Techopedia. [online] Available at: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/5339/asynchronous-transfer-mode-atm [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
  • Docwiki.cisco.com. (2018). Asynchronous Transfer Mode Switching - DocWiki. [online] Available at: http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Asynchronous_Transfer_Mode_Switching [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
  • Catalano, C. (2018). Asynchronous Transfer Mode. [online] Computerworld. Available at: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2597270/lan-wan/asynchronous-transfer-mode.html [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
  • Cse.wustl.edu. (2018). [online] Available at: https://www.cse.wustl.edu/~jain/talks/ftp/atm_itc.pdf [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].


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