Session establishment method and label switch node in the label switch network

摘要

In a label switch network such as an MPLS, message exchange between adjacent label switch nodes by a label distribution protocol is performed by adding session identification information to the message for identifying a session to be established between the nodes, and the nodes respectively establish a plurality of sessions to be used in the same label space between the same adjacent label switch nodes based on the session identification information. As such, the simplification in designing, the improvement in flexibility, the improvement in efficiency of maintenance/operation/management, etc., of the label switch network can be expected.