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What layer of OSI is Mpls and what plane is LDP?

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Question added by Rifthy Jameel , IT Solutions Architect , Tata Consultancy Services
Date Posted: 2015/08/11
Syed Salman
by Syed Salman , Deputy Manager IP Core , Nayatel

MPLS at layer 2.5 (Between Layer and Layer 3)

LDP at layer 3

Akram Tauheed
by Akram Tauheed , Network Administrator , Manxsys

MPLS Work betwwen Layer 3 and Layer2 .its Heade lie between IP Header and Ethernet Header .

Syed Muhammad Danish Shahab
by Syed Muhammad Danish Shahab , Network Manger , Liaquat National Medical College and Hospital

MPLS operates at layer 2 and LDP is on Layer 3

ahmed rasheed baidoo
by ahmed rasheed baidoo , IP Network Team Lead , Ghana Grid Company

MPLS is often considers to be a layer 2.5 technology, that is between the Data Link layer and the Network Layer. LDP is a control plane protocol

MUHAMMAD ZAID
by MUHAMMAD ZAID , IBS Engineer , Metro Electromechanical L.L.C Dubai

LDP work on layer 2 and layer 3.

MPLS is layer 2.5

MPLS is layer 2.5  as it can work as switch by using routers so it nasted between the 2 layers.

LDP may work on layer 2 and layer 3.

MPLS is often called layer 2.5 technology as it takes advantage of both planes, while LDP is often reffered as layer3

Eraño Novelo
by Eraño Novelo , Office Administrator / IT , Pillar Facilities Management

it is considered in layer 2 and layer 3 because it belongs to the packet-switched network but mpls is often refered as Layer 2.5 because of importance of two layers.

tajamul islam
by tajamul islam , IT administrator , sama water company

Layer2 Virtual Private Network (L2 VPN) and Layer3 Virtual Private Network (L3 VPN) service discovery based on LDP,

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