Extension of Multiprotocol Label Switching for long-range dependent traffic: QoS routing and performance in IP networks

This paper presents an extension to the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) traffic engineering in IP networks with long-range dependent traffic. The extension provides the ability to diverge traffic flows away from the shortest path calculated by the traditional IP routing protocols into a less congested area of the network. When the traffic burstiness of a packet flow exceeds a predefined threshold, the extension calculates the cost of the traffic distribution and the effectiveness of Label Switching Routers (LSPs) to minimize the number of discarded packets. The simulation results demonstrate that the extension significantly improves the overall network performance in link utilization, port processor utilization, message delay, number of dropped packets, and buffer usage level.