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MPLS

-- 15 Vendor Reports | 2 Products

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 a router to look up the address to the next node to forward the packet to.  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on MPLS
Proactive Network Management: Resolve Problems before Your Users Complain
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 13 May 2008 | Published: 13 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: Read this E-Guide for a more in depth look at proactively managing your network and identifying root causes and likely future trouble spots.

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Sprint Data Link(SM) for Wireless WAN
sponsored by Sprint
DATA SHEET:   Posted: 09 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Flexible, reliable wireless alternative to lower WAN costs and provide extra layer of redundancy for business critical applications.

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WAN Optimization in MPLS Networks - The Transparency Challenge
sponsored by Expand Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 19 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 May 2005
SUMMARY: Today's modern Wide Area Networks (WANs), such as MPLS networks, provide much more than just a framework for information transport.

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Solution Brief: Optimizing Application Traffic on MPLS WAN Links
sponsored by Blue Coat
PRODUCT LITERATURE:   Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) is a common type of service offering from global telecom providers that removes much of the cost and complexity of more traditional point-to-point networks.

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Managed SSL VPN Remote Access
sponsored by Virtela Communications
DATA SHEET:   Posted: 03 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: Virtela's SSL VPN Remote Access Services provide end-users the security of a completely encrypted network with the flexibility to access resources from any SSL enabled browser.

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Managed MPLS
sponsored by Virtela Communications
DATA SHEET:   Posted: 03 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: Virtela offers a complete suite of managed Enterprise MPLS and VPN services including network design consultation, access-equipment procurement and configuration, activation, installation, monitoring, maintenance, and consolidated billing.

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Virtela's Global Service FabricSM
sponsored by Virtela Communications
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 03 Mar 2008 | Published: 22 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: This paper outlines the capabilities and benefits of Virtela's Global Service Fabric<sup>SM</sup>.

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Simplify MPLS Service & Network Configuration: Redcell MPLS Management
sponsored by Dorado Software
SOFTWARE LISTING:   Posted: 18 Feb 2008 | Published: 14 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: With the Redcell MPLS Suite you can define paths and Label Switched Paths (LSPs), discover existing MPLS resources in the network, and configure additional vendor-specific features.

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VoIP and MPLS - Making It Work for Your Company
sponsored by Fluke Networks
WEBCAST:   Posted: 16 Nov 2007 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: 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.

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Webcast: Correlating Granular Network and Application Visibility for Improved Performance
sponsored by Fluke Networks
WEBCAST:   Posted: 17 Sep 2007 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: This webcast focuses on best practices for achieving visibility needed for managing application and network performance across all locations.

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MPLS DEFINITION (continued): …  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) 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 … 
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