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Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
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Table of Contents:
Definition and Overview
1. Introduction
2. Evolution from MPLS
3. GMPLS Issues and Their Resolutions
4. GMPLS Outstanding Issues
Self-Test
Glossary
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Self-Test
1. The control plane specified for GMPLS supports which of the following network types?
a. Packet
b. TDM/SONET
c. Optical
d. All of the above
2. The control plane can be physically separate from the data plane in GMPLS networks.
a. True
b. False
3. The LMP requires which protocol to transport its messages?
a. IP
b. TCP
c. UDP
d. CLNP
4. Forwarding adjacency allows an LSP to be reported and treated as any other link in an OSPF–TE link database.
a. True
b. False
5. Link bundling can be performed on which of the following?
a. Physical links only
b. LSPs only
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
6. GMPLS does not allow the upstream node to provide a label for an LSP.
a. True
b. False
7. A GMPLS LSP can start on an IP router and end on a TDM DCS
a. True
b. False
8. What type of protection is supported in GMPLS?
a. End-to-end
b. Spam
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
9. Which GMPLS concept helps with addressing the latency in the switch-fabric configuration of optical networks?
a. Heirarchical LSPs
b. Link bundling
c. Suggested label
d. All of the above
10. Each LSP in a bidirectional LSP may have different bandwidth capacities.
a. True
b. False
11. Which protocol is designed to localize faults in GMPLS networks?
a. RSVP–TE
b. OSPF–TE
c. LMP
d. Transmission control protocol (TCP)
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