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MPLS

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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Understanding the Impact of Change for Multiprotocol Label Switching Networks
sponsored by Fluke Networks
WEBCAST: Many organizations are migrating to IP-based networking including Multiprotocol Label Switching to improve overall application performance through any-to-any connectivity and service prioritization.
Posted: 25 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Application Integration | Application Life-Cycle Management | Change Management | Embedded Systems Software | IP Networks | MPLS | Network Management | Rapid Application Development
VoIP and MPLS - Making It Work for Your Company
sponsored by Fluke Networks
WEBCAST: This webcast highlights how pre-assessment and post-deployment visibility can help enterprises understand the impacts of VoIP and MPLS and how to deploy successfully.
Posted: 16 Nov 2007 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Applications Management | IP Routing | IP VPN | MPLS | Network Convergence | Network Infrastructure | Network Performance | Network Performance Management Software | Telecommunications Services | Voice Quality | VoIP
Webcast: Correlating Granular Network and Application Visibility for Improved Performance
sponsored by Fluke Networks
WEBCAST: This webcast focuses on best practices for achieving visibility needed for managing application and network performance across all locations.
Posted: 17 Sep 2007 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Application Performance Management | MPLS | Network Convergence | Network Performance | Remote Network Management | Remote Offices | VoIP
 
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) … 
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