Performance Analysis of MPLS over IP networks using CISCO IP SLAs

Traffic Engineering (TE) is the method of optimizing performance of a communication network by vividly monitoring, envisaging, and regulating the behavior of data transmitted over the network. It involves methods and application of knowledge to gain performance objectives, which include movement of data through network, reliability, planning of network capacity, and efficient use of network resources. Deploying network services with Quality of Service enabled in an established IT infrastructure requires testing with current networking devices. This project addresses the problems of traffic engineering and evaluates the performance of Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Internet Protocol (IP) networks. In this project, I use CISCO IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for active traffic monitoring to analyze IP service levels for IP applications and services. The results compare performance of MPLS and IP networks.