Recently, a reader wrote to tell me about the big relief he felt when he bought a Layer 3 MPLS VPN service. With such a site-to-site service, one option is to peer the WAN routers at customer sites ...

Cisco recently announced an addition to its Multi-protocol Label Switching software designed to provide a specific amount of bandwidth to any type of Layer 2 traffic destined for an IP core. Cisco ...

The traditional model of evolving hardware supportfor more complex routing in carrier-basednetwork equipment assumed that smaller siliconfeatures, more optimized design techniques,and stabilized ...

Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) is a standards-based technology used to optimise the intelligence and enhance the services available on internet protocol (IP) communication networks. While the ...

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 ...

In the WAN, where the optical transport network plays a key role, SDN is now beginning to emerge as a new technology tool that offers the promise of managing However, despite the potential usefulness ...