Chapter 4: MPLS Network Reliance and Recovery

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Introduction

It is the dream of every provider (and every customer) to have a failure-free network, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg. That ideal doesn’t translate easily into reality, and some careful considerations of effectiveness vs. affordability must be made. Additionally, the degree to which a network is equipped to handle and recover from failures is as important as safeguarding a network from failures in the first place. In this chapter, we discuss ways of protecting your network, means of ensuring rapid recovery, and the need for reliability. The chapter includes examples, hands-on exercises, and practical applications from Riverstone to strengthen the material presented.

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