Part I: Overview, Introduction, Background, Motivation, and Standards 1: Introduction to ATM and MPLS and Overview of the Book 2: Background and Motivation for ATM and MPLS Networking 3: ATM- and MPLS-Related Standards Bodies Part II: Networking and Protocol Fundamentals 4: Networks, Circuits, Multiplexing, and Switching 5: Basic Protocol Concepts 6: Time Division Multiplexing and the Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network 7: Connection-Oriented Protocols-X.25 and Frame Relay 8: Connectionless Protocols-IP and SMDS 9: LANS, Bridging, and Routing Part III: Foundations of ATM and MPLS: Protocol and Structure 10: Introduction to ATM and MPLS 11: ATM and MPLS: Physical Layer and Label Switching Functions 12: ATM Adaptation and MPLS Tunneling Protocols 13: Higher-Level User and Control Plane Protocols 14: MPLS Signaling and Routing Protocols 15: ATM NNI Signalinag and Routing Protocols Part IV: ATM and MPLS Support for Networking Applications 16: Enabling Voice, TDM, and Video Over ATM and MPLS 17: Connection-Oriented Protocol Support 18: ATM and MPLS Support for LAN Protocols 19: ATM and MPLS Support of Enterprise-Level IP Networks Part V: Quality of Service, Traffic Management, and Congestion Control 20: The Traffic Contract and Quality of Service (QoS) 21: Traffic Control, QoS Mechanisms, and Resource Management 22: Congestion Control Part VI: Communications Engineering, Traffic Engineering, and Design Considerations 23: Basic Communications Engineering 24: Traffic Engineering 25: Design Considerations Part VII: Operations and Network Management for ATM and MPLS 26: Operational Philosophy and Network Management Architectures 27: Network Management Protocols and Management Information Bases (MIBs) 28: ATM and MPLS Management and Performance Measurement Part VIII: Design Considerations and Future Directions Involving ATM and MPLS 29: Design Considerations for ATM and MPLS Networks 30: Future Directions and Applications Involving MPLS and ATM Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix B: References
