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<strong>MPLS</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Mobile</strong> <strong>Backhaul</strong> <strong>Networks</strong> <strong>Framework</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Requirements</strong> Technical Specification IP/<strong>MPLS</strong> Forum 20.0.0<br />

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TNL TNL<br />

TNL PW<br />

TNL<br />

TNL<br />

TNL PW<br />

TNL PW<br />

LSP<br />

LSP<br />

LSP<br />

LSP<br />

LSP<br />

LSP<br />

LSP<br />

L1 L1<br />

L1<br />

L1<br />

BS<br />

TDM<br />

ATM<br />

Ethernet<br />

PE<br />

CSG<br />

L2<br />

L1<br />

Access<br />

network<br />

L2<br />

L1<br />

L2<br />

L1<br />

Access<br />

Node<br />

L1<br />

<strong>MPLS</strong> network<br />

L2 L2<br />

P P<br />

<strong>MPLS</strong><br />

Node<br />

L1<br />

Aggregation<br />

network<br />

TNL PW<br />

MASG<br />

Figure 7: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport <strong>in</strong> <strong>MPLS</strong> use case (d)<br />

TDM<br />

ATM<br />

Ethernet<br />

In Figure 7, <strong>MPLS</strong> extends across the aggregation <strong>and</strong> access networks. The Access Node is <strong>MPLS</strong>aware,<br />

act<strong>in</strong>g as a P router. The PSN tunnel is switched at the P routers.<br />

October 2008 Page 22<br />

L2<br />

L1<br />

PE<br />

RC

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