Modelo de implementação de uma rede baseada em MPLS na Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

Abstract

On the Internet, when a router receives a packet for which it is not the last recipient, it searches its routing table, based on the IP address of the packet, decides where to send it. This search can take a long time, depending on the size of the routing table. MPLS breaks this paradigm by using a fixed-size label (label) from which the router decides where to send packets. In fact the biggest advantage of MPLS is the provision of traffic engineering. The present work describes the importance and necessity of packet routing using Multiprotocol Label switching (MPLS) in a network, within a corporation or in a large network and describes its implementation at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. To achieve the objectives of this work, meeting sessions were used in order to conduct unstructured interviews and analysis of information available on the internet. Then, a description of the functioning of the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) network is made, especially in the source referring to the data network. The experimental network model is designed using the proposed MPLS technology, taking into account the existing infrastructure and its configuration using open source tools. This work ends with the presentation of conclusions, recommendations and annexes.