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Multiprotocol label switching makes for mainstream
News Hyped for years, technology known as multiprotocol label switching is finally hitting the mainstream amid growing demand for services that marry voice, video and data on a single network. The main advantage of label switching is that it allows...
[February 9, 2004, 14:30]
Evaluate the Risk of MPLS Services
White Papers Multiprotocol Label Switching-based virtual private network services are comparable to frame relay and asynchronous transfer mode in terms of risk. As a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is sold as an...
[October 5, 2009, 0:00]
QoS-Based Virtual Private Network Design for an MPLS Network
White Papers With the use of MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) in a backbone network, it is possible to create multiple logical sink-trees (directed multipoint-to-point trees ending at one exit node) carrying traffic of multiple VPNs.
[June 30, 2008, 1:36]
Converging ATM/Frame Relay Over MPLS - Solving Control Plane Interworking
White Papers The emergence of new standards for Layer 2 transport, new Layer 3 applications, and multiservice interworking over MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) have made MPLS a desirable framework for integrating specialized ATM, Frame Relay, and IP...
[June 25, 2008, 1:01]
Troubleshooting the Control Plane on MPLS VPN Networks
White Papers As native IP networks migrate to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based networks, the expertise required to troubleshoot such networks has taken a new approach. Discuss the role that Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) plays in an...
[July 23, 2004, 0:00]
Inter-Provider Quality of Service
White Papers With the strong growth of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Layer 3 VPN deployments and a more global business environment, the need for inter-provider quality of service (QoS) has steadily increased.
[February 15, 2005, 2:00]
IP SLAs - Analyzing IP Service Levels Using the LSP Health Monitor
White Papers The IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Label Switched Path (LSP) Health Monitor feature provides the capability to proactively monitor Layer 3 MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
[December 14, 2006, 0:00]
MPLS OAM Tools for Troubleshooting MPLS Networks
White Papers Increasing number of networks is migrating to MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) because of the tremendous benefits it offers. This paper includes the following topics; Operation of the traditional ping and trace troubleshooting methods in the...
[March 2, 2009, 19:18]
Any Transport Over MPLS
White Papers Any Transport over MPLS (AToM) transports Layer 2 packets over a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) backbone. AToM enables service providers to connect customer sites with existing data link layer (Layer 2) networks, by using a single, integrated...
[October 1, 2008, 1:01]
Tasman Networks Case Study: MASERGY
White Papers Based in Dallas, Texas, MASERGY is a privately-held company that provides outsourced network services over its own MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based network to hundreds of medium to large businesses in the U.S.and multi-national companies...
[August 28, 2009, 1:24]
On the Throughput-Cost Tradeoff of Multi-Tiered Optical Network Architectures
White Papers This paper conducts a throughput-cost study of several optical network architectures: Optical Flow Switching (OFS), Tell-and-Go (TaG), Electronic Packet Switching (EPS), and Generalized MultiProtocol Label Switching (GMPLS).
[July 18, 2008, 1:01]
Multicast-VPN - IP Multicast Support for MPLS VPNs
White Papers This Multicast-VPN - IP Multicast Support for MPLS VPNs feature allows a service provider to configure and support multicast traffic in a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Network (VPN) environment.
[October 1, 2008, 1:01]
Traffic Engineering and Quality of Service in Cisco IP/MPLS Mobile Backbones for Enhanced Network Performance, Service Reliability, and Manageability
White Papers Many are increasingly turning to Internet Protocol/MultiProtocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS), which combines the intelligence of network routing with the performance of switching and provides significant benefits for delivering carrier-class...
[October 1, 2008, 1:01]
User-Based Rate Limiting in the Cisco Catalyst 6500
White Papers In contrast to major features such as IPv6 and MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) that gained a lot of attention, User-Based Rate Limiting (UBRL) is one feature that is not as well known. When the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720...
[June 12, 2008, 1:01]
Managing the Next-Generation Cisco IP/MPLS Mobile Backbone
White Papers IP packet switching and associated advances in networking technologies, including IP/MultiProtocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS), offer faster deployment and easier integration of mobile applications, better security, higher availability, and more...
[September 11, 2009, 1:59]
Origin of Route Explosion in Virtual Private Networks
White Papers A common VPN technology uses MultiProtocol extensions for the Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) and MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS). Enterprises often have sites that are spread in distant locations.
[October 1, 2008, 1:01]
Multipoint Bridged Ethernet Using MPLS Virtual Private LAN Services
White Papers Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) is an implementation of Multipoint Bridged Ethernet (MBE) that uses MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) to implement multiple MBE service instances in a scalable manner with Quality of Service (QoS) and...
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
Improving Network Security and Performance With Managed Tunneless VPN
White Papers This technology turns the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN into a managed tunneless VPN, equipping to take advantage of two important trends: first, enterprises are spending more money than ever before on security and transport encryption...
[June 13, 2008, 1:01]
Boost Revenue and Customer Satisfaction With Managed Application-Acceleration Service
White Papers Service providers can meet this need by offering a managed application-acceleration service in conjunction with their existing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN service. A burgeoning global trend toward branch-infrastructure consolidation is...
[June 13, 2008, 1:01]
BT Group - MPLS-Based IP VPNs Built on Cisco IOS Software Enable Streamlined and "Applications-Aware" Enterprise Network Services
White Papers BT Global Services worked closely with Cisco Systems to become the first international service provider to simplify VPNs over Internet Protocol (IP) networks by using Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), available in Cisco IOS Software.
[February 19, 2005, 23:00]
