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label

A fixed length header that an LSR uses to forward packets along a Label Switched Path (LSP). A label represents a FEC.

label binding

An association between a label and a FEC, which can be advertised to neighbors to establish an LSP.

label advertise mode

This mode (downstream unsolicited or downstream on demand) determines when the interface distributes label mappings to the next hop upstream.

label distribution mode

This mode (independent or ordered) specifies how an LSR binds a label to a FEC.

Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

Provides a mechanism for dynamic hop-by-hop label distribution between routers in a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network. LDP assigns labels to IGP-learned routes and distributes the label bindings to its peers, to establish label switched paths (LSP) through the network.

LDP target address

IP address of the remote peer to which a targeted LDP session is formed. On the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600, this address is equivalent to the MPLS router ID of the remote peer and the CLIP address of the egress LER.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Terminology

NN46205-102 01.01 Standard

30 May 2008

Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks

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Nortel Networks 8600 Label binding, Label advertise mode, Label distribution mode, Label Distribution Protocol LDP

8600 specifications

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