Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) brings several benefits to Internet Protocol networks, including increased packet forwarding performance, traffic engineering mechanisms to maximize resource ...

MPLS – or Multiprotocol Label Switching – has been one of the big tech success stories of the past decade. And yet, it’s become rather difficult to find an explanation written in layman’s terms for ...

Editor's Note: To view a PDF version of this article, Click Here. Multiprotocol label-switching (MPLS) technology is about to take off. As the most widely used MPLS routers, label edge routers (LERs) ...

One of the most compelling drivers for MPLS in service provider networks is its support for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), in which the provider’s customers can connect geographically diverse sites ...

MPLS VPN is one of the most efficient VPN infrastructures that allows the usage of multiple protocol switching techniques to provide its services. It primarily consists of a number of sites that are ...

Layer-2 virtual private networks (VPNs) based on virtual private LAN services (VPLS) are gaining more and more traction lately because of their end-user simplicity. They provide a means to extend the ...