Fast
Reroute
--Procedures that enable temporary routing around a failed link or node while a new label-switched path (LSP) is being established at the head end.
headend
--The router that originates and maintains a given
label-switched path (LSP)
. This is the first router in the LSP’s path.
IGP
--Interior Gateway Protocol. Internet protocol used to exchange routing information within an autonomous system. Examples of common Internet IGPs include Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Routing Information protocol (RIP).
LSP
--label-switched path. A configured connection between two routers, in which label switching is used to carry the packets. The purpose of an LSP is to carry data packets.
LSR
--label switching router. A device that forwards Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) packets based on the value of a fixed-length label encapsulated in each packet.
merge
point
--The backup tunnel’s tail.
MPLS
--Multiprotocol Label Switching. A method for forwarding packets (frames) through a network. It enables routers at the edge of a network to apply labels to packets (frames). ATM switches or existing routers in the network core can switch packets according to the labels with minimal lookup overhead.
PLR
--point of local repair. The head-end of the backup tunnel.
RSVP
--Resource Reservation Protocol. A protocol that supports the reservation of resources across an IP network. Applications running on IP end systems can use RSVP to indicate to other nodes the nature (bandwidth, jitter, maximum burst, and so on) of the packet streams they want to receive.
SPF
--shortest path first. Routing algorithm that iterates on length of path to determine a shortest-path spanning tree. Commonly used in link-state routing algorithms. Sometimes called Dijkstra’s algorithm.
tailend
--The router upon which an
label-switched path (LSP)
is terminated. This is the last router in the LSP’s path.
traffic
engineering
--The techniques and processes used to cause routed traffic to travel through the network on a path other than the one that would have been chosen if standard routing methods had been used.
tunnel
--A secure communications path between two peers, such as routers.