Performance Issues in VC-Merge Capable ATM LSRs

RFC 2682 Issues in VC Merge Capable ATM LSRs

VC merging allows many routes to be mapped to the same VC label, thereby providing a scalable mapping method that can support thousands of edge routers. VC merging requires reassembly buffers so that cells belonging to different packets intended for the same destination do not interleave with each other. This document investigates the impact of VC merging on the additional buffer required for t...

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MPLS using LDP and ATM VC Switching

The Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Architecture [1] discusses a way in which Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches may be used as Label Switching Routers. The ATM switches run network layer routing algorithms (such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS), etc.), and their data forwarding is based on the results of these routing algorithms...

Improved VC-Merging for Multiway Communications in ATM Networks

The routing and signaling protocols for supporting multipoint-to-multipoint connections in ATM networks have been presented earlier. VP-Merge and VC-Merge techniques have been proposed as the likely candidates for resolving the sender identification problem associated with these connections. The additional buffer requirements in the VC-Merge mechanism and the excessive use of VPI/VCI space in t...

The compound VC switch. A non-VC merge ATM multicast switch