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Ina Minei joined Juniper Networks in 2000 and has worked in the JUNOS routing group ever since, first as a software engineer and then as a technical manager. Her focus has been on next-generation network technologies, in particular MPLS protocols and applications. She previously worked at Cisco for two years in various software development projects for routers and switches. Ms Minei is an active participant in industry forums and conferences and has co-filed several patents in the area of IP and MPLS. She holds a Master's degree in computer science from the Technion, Israel.

Julian Lucek joined Juniper Networks in 1999 and is currently the Technical Leader for JUNOS for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, where he has been working with many service providers on the design and evolution of their networks. He previously worked at VT for several years, at first in the Photonics research Department and later in the data transport and routing area. During this time, he gained a PHD in ultrahigh-speed data transmission and processing from Cambridge University. He is the holder of several patents in the area of communications technology. He has a Master's degree in Physics from Cambridge University hand holds Juniper Networks certified Internet Expert (JNCIE) certification number 21.

About the Authors.

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Part One.

1. Foundations.

2. Traffic engineering with MPLS (MPLS-TE).

3. Protection and Restoration in MPLS networks.

4. MPLS DiffServ-TE.

5. Interdomain Traffic Engineering.

6. MPLS Multicast.

Part Two.

7. Foundations of Layer 3 BGP/MPLS Virtual Private Networks.

8. Advanced Topics in Layer 3 BGP/MPLS Virtual Private Networks.

9. Hierarchical and Inter-AS VPNs.

10. Multicast in a Layer 3 VPN.

11. Layer 2 transport over MPLS.

12. Virtual Private LAN Service.

13. MPLS Management.

14. MPLS in Access Networks.

15. Conclusions.

Appendix A. MPLS Resources.

Appendix B. Solutions to Selected Study Questions.

Acronyms.

Index.