MPLS ( Layer 3 Switching, M P L S, Tag Switching, Multiprotocol Label Switching, and Multi-Protocol Label Switching) Definition

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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 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. TOPICS: Accounting \| Application Performance Management \| MPLS \| Network Management \| Network Management Tools \| Troubleshooting \| VoIP

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. TOPICS: Mobile Workers \| MPLS \| VPN \| WAN \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security

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. TOPICS: Consolidation \| MPLS \| Network Infrastructure \| Security \| VoIP \| VPN \| WAN

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. TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| MPLS \| Security \| Server Consolidation \| Service Level Management \| SSL \| WAN

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. TOPICS: Intrusion Prevention \| MPLS \| Remote Access Management \| SOHO \| VPN Service Providers

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. TOPICS: MPLS \| Network Performance \| Security \| VPN \| VPN Services

Virtela's Global Service Fabric^SM 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>. TOPICS: MPLS \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Service Providers \| Network Services \| Virtual Network Operators

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. TOPICS: GUI \| Inventory Management \| MPLS \| Virtual Private Networks

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. 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: 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. TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| MPLS \| Network Convergence \| Network Performance \| Remote Network Management \| Remote Offices \| VoIP

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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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