This book chapter, excerpted from Cisco Press' Layer 2 VPN Architectures, begins with an overview of LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) used by pseudowire emulation over MPLS, followed by an explanation of the protocol specifications and operations of AToM (Any Transport over MPLS). Learn the general properties of the pseudowire emulation over MPLS networks specified in IETF documents. This excerpted chapter also highlights additional features that AToM supports.
Title: Layer 2 VPN Architectures
ISBN: 1587051680
Published: March 14, 2005
Authors: Wei Luo, Carlos Pignataro, Anthony Chan, and Dmitry Bokotey
Chapter: Understanding Any Transport over MPLS
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