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Link Dimensioning and LSP Optimization for MPLS Networks Supporting DiffServ EF and BE Traffic Classes

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Overview Capacity planning is indispensable for future Internet providing QoS. Accurate dimensioning is especially important when no per-flow signaling or control exists. This paper addresses the problem of link dimensioning and Lable Switching Path (LSP) optimization for MPLS networks supporting DiffServ EF and BE traffic classes. The problem is formulated as an optimization problem, where the goal is to minimize the nonlinear total link cost, subject to the performance constraints of both Expedited Forward (EF) and Best Effort (BE) traffic classes. The variables to be determined are the routing of LSPs carrying both EF and BE traffic, and the discrete capacities of the links.

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Publisher	North Carolina State University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2003
Format	White Papers
Topics	Switching, Quality of Service, MPLS

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