In the last two posts I discussed the role of FECs in MPLS networks, and implicit and explicit null labels. In this brief post I’d like to discuss MPLS label stacking, as a preliminary to a couple of ...

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) ...

In certain models of inter-provider Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) spoofing attack against VPN sites is a key concern. For example, MPLS-based VPN ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Ethernet switching specialist Extreme Networks Inc. has added multiprotocol label-switching support to its products aimed at public service-provider networks. The company used a ...

Unless you’ve been living under a router for the past few years, you’ve heard about the benefits of services based on multiprotocol label switching, or MPLS. Unless you’ve been living under a router ...

A sea change in networking that happens every ten to 11 years saw the arrival of multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) in 2000, and another inflection point in the industry is set to break existing ...

The migration from networks based on multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) to the more agile and affordable alternative, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN), continues apace, as revealed by ...