[134104] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Good MPLS/VPLS book?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Helmeste)
Thu Dec 23 21:00:54 2010
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:51:55 -0800
From: Michael Helmeste <mhelmest@uvic.ca>
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <1BC07AB7-A9F0-40C4-A897-6954355FEADE@gmail.com>
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Thanks for the suggestions, all! Looks like I have some reading to do.
On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:49:46 -0500
Dan Snyder <sliplever@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Dec 23, 2010, at 5:49 PM, Michael Helmeste <mhelmest@uvic.ca> wrote:
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> > Does anyone have a favorite book or resource discussing MPLS and all associated Lego blocks (e.g. LDP, TE, VPLS, martini, mBGP et. al.)?
> >
> > I understand the basics of what MPLS is and how you create a circuit from
> > A to B but I'm afraid it still escapes me when trying to figure out how someone would, say, create a multicast capable VPN with 5 edge points.
> >
> > Any pointers to a good way to reduce my level of ignorance on this subject would be appreciated. Vendor literature doesn't bother me as long as the concepts are there.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Michael H.
> >
> >
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> Designing and Implementing IP/MPLS-Based Ethernet Layer 2 VPN Services: An Advanced Guide for VPLS and VLL (Paperback)
> Zhuo Xu
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> I thought was pretty good.
