The MPLS WG Archive

["Brijesh Kumar" <brijesh.kumar@att.net>]

Ricardo,

The only way to run MPLS control protocols on old ATM switches  is by adding
a new card that can run IP control plane for MPLS, and upgrading the rest of
the software. IP control plane can also run externally on a linux platform
as long as it has someway of interfacing with the ATM switch and its
software. In any case, you need software upgrade. Vendors, including Cisco,
are using one of these two options.

Cheers,

--brijesh

----- Original Message -----
From: "Riccardo" <riccardo@zeus.nt.op.dlr.de>
To: <mpls@UU.NET>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 2:35 AM
Subject: problem with MPLS Traffic Engineering over ATM


> I'm working here in Germany to prepare for my degree. I'm studing Mpls
> and exactly how MPLS could be used in a Satellite Networks. I've just
> started my work reading Bruce Davie's Mpls book and some RFC, but I've a
> problem (maybe trivial).
>
> I've read that both LDP, CR-LDP and RSVP uses IP to be transported (do
> not?).How could these protocols be implemented in an ATM Network where
> Ip is not used?
>
> If you have some material or hint that could help me please reply this
> e-mail.
> Thanks for everything and excuse me for the intrusion.
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> Riccardo Menichelli
> German Aerospace Center (DLR)
> Institute of Communications and Navigation
>
> phone:     +49 8153 28-2819
> fax:     +49 8153 28-2844
> email:      riccardo@zeus.nt.op.dlr.de
>
> http://www.dlr.de/KN/KN-DN/
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