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 ...

You may not be familiar with the term Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS); however, it is a technology that that will find a way into your facility in the not-too-distant future, if not already ...

The packet vs. circuit dichotomy has long divided the networking industry. TDM and Internet Protocol have represented the opposite extremes of the circuit vs. packet spectrum, and each still has its ...

Much work is afoot to port existing Layer 2 services to converged Multi-protocol Label Switching and IP networks. In a nutshell, these efforts should eventually enable you to add new services at ...

Most service providers operate two separate and distinct packet networks, each with its own technologies, organizations and mandates. Connection-oriented networks are based on asynchronous transfer ...

LAS VEGAS — While frame relay may be one of the most widely accepted ways of linking geographically dispersed corporate sites, MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS), a no-nonsense high-speed routing ...

Stockholm, Sweden and Ethernet Europe, Munich, Germany - 17 th April 2012 - Transmode, a global supplier of packet-optical networking solutions, today announced the addition of MPLS-TP capabilities to ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end transport networking solutions, today announced the expansion of its Coriant Transcend™ SDN Solutions portfolio ...

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 ...

Despite the industry attention it has received, voice-over-IP (VoIP) is not the only way to send voice across a packet-switched network. In fact, it may not even be the best approach for some ...