MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Networks Framework and Requirements ...

MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Networks Framework and Requirements Technical Specification IP/MPLS Forum 20.0.0
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Table of Figures
Figure 1: RAN topology for centralized mobile networks .......................................................................................9
Figure 2: RAN topology for flat mobile networks ..................................................................................................10
Figure 3: Reference Architecture for centralized mobile networks with MPLS use cases for TNL transport.15
Figure 4: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport in MPLS use case (a).............................................................19
Figure 5: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport in MPLS use case (b).............................................................20
Figure 6: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport in MPLS use case (c) .............................................................21
Figure 7: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport in MPLS use case (d).............................................................22
Figure 8: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport in MPLS use case (e) .............................................................23
Figure 9: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport in MPLS use case (f) .............................................................24
Figure 10: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport in MPLS use case (c) with overlay model in Aggregation
Network.................................................................................................................................................25
Figure 11: Protocol stacks used for TNL transport in MPLS use case (c) with overlay model to Access Node26
Figure 12: Reference Architecture for Flat Mobile Networks with L2VPN MPLS Transport in the Access
(optional)/Aggregation/Core networks...............................................................................................27
Figure 13: Reference Architecture for Flat Mobile Networks with L3VPN MPLS Transport in the Access
(optional)/Aggregation/Core networks...............................................................................................28
Figure 14: Multi-path Optimization with Two Paths in the Same Access Network (e.g. DSL Network)..........33
Figure 15: Multi-path Optimization with Two Paths Belonging to Two Different Access Networks (e.g. DSL
Network and Microwave Network) ....................................................................................................34
Table of Tables
Table 1: Different RANs of Centralized Mobile Networks with Corresponding TNL .......................................16
Table 2: Different RANs of Flat Mobile Networks using IP TNL.........................................................................29
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