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MPLS
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ALSO CALLED: Layer 3 Switching, M P L S, Tag Switching, Multiprotocol Label Switching, and Multi-Protocol Label Switching
DEFINITION: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a standards-approved technology for speeding up network traffic flow and making it easier to manage. MPLS involves setting up a specific path for a given sequence of packets, identified by a label put in each packet, thus saving the time needed for
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Four Steps to True End-to-End Service for MPLS IP VPNs
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Multi-protocol Layer Switching (MPLS) VPNs are the ideal solution for medium and large enterprises that currently deploy site-to-site VPN services.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Premiered: 30 Oct 2008
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MPLS DEFINITION (continued): … a router to look up the address to the next node to forward the packet to. MPLS is called multiprotocol because it works with the Internet Protocol ( IP), Asynchronous Transport Mode ( ATM), and frame relay network protocols. With reference to the standard model for a network (the Open Systems Interconnection, or OSI model), MPLS allows most packets to be forwarded at the layer 2 ( switching) … MPLS definition sponsored by SearchTelecom.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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