Hierarchy via Label stack= Network scalability

Layer 2 Header

Label 3

IP Packet

Label 2

Label 1

MPLS Domain 1

MPLS Domain 2

MPLS Domain 3

Within each domain the IGP simply needs to allow the Boarder (ingress) routers to determine the appropriate egress boarder router

Reducing drastically size of routing table in transit routers

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