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ALSO CALLED: Layer 3 Switching, M P L S, Tag Switching, Multiprotocol Label Switching, 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 a router to look up the address to the next node to forward the packet to. MPLS is called multiprotocol because  … 
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MPLS Reports
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Service Provider MPLS VPN Security Considerations
sponsored by Certes Networks
WHITE PAPER: This report explores security considerations for service provider MPLS VPN, and describes two threat scenarios against a real MPLS VPN environment that was constructed to demonstrate the typical attack surface of an MPLS Layer 3 VPN provider network.
Posted: 27 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

Certes Networks

Achieve Low Cost, Secure and Reliable Email with SaaS-based Unified Email Management
sponsored by Mimecast
CASE STUDY: This Case Study assesses the deployment of Mimecast SaaS-based Unified Email Management (UEM) solution at Basic Energy Services, a renowned publicly traded oilfield services Company. IDC examines the effectiveness of the Mimecast solution and its services in meeting Basic Energy Services' needs and the reasons why the Mimecast solution was chosen.
Posted: 01 Apr 2011 | Published: 01 Apr 2011

Mimecast

Using Routers within an MPLS WAN Cloud
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the things you must consider when thinking about the feasibility of replacing a WAN provider’s provider (P) and provider edge (PE) devices with routers. This paper examines these considerations in greater detail, to see where any potential problems might arise.
Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010

Global Knowledge

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Overview
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: MPLS stands for Multiprotocol Label Switching and is defined as “a mechanism in high-performance telecommunications networks that direct and carried data from one network node to the next, making it easy to create ‘virtual links’ between distant nodes.” Read on for a thorough overview of MPLS and learn how MPLS can benefit your organization.
Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010

Global Knowledge

An Overview of MPLS VPNs: Overlay, Layer 3, and PseudoWire
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper  examines the big picture when it comes to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and what happens when a data packet traverses an MPLS cloud.
Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010

Global Knowledge

MPLS: What Is It? What Can It Do for Me?
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: MPLS is a foundational technology that allows service providers and enterprise architects to offer state-of-the art networking to their customers.
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 | Published: 23 Jan 2009

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MPLS DEFINITION (continued): …  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) level rather than at the layer 3 (routing) level. In addition to moving traffic faster overall, MPLS makes it easy to manage a network for quality of service (QoS). For these reasons, the technique is expected to be readily adopted as networks begin to carry more and different mixtures of traffic.Getting started with … 
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