Short for
Multiple Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a technique that can be used to
deliver anything from IP VPNs to Metro Ethernet services, or even for provision
optical services. It is a technique that is used at large by companies to
connect data networks and to carry digital voice and high-speed data on a
single connection. It was basically designed to match the increasing needs of
companies thus offering them flexibility to divert and route traffic around
link failures, congestion, and bottlenecks. MPLS is a reliable system that
offers high performance, network efficiency and allows companies to cut on
their overall bandwidth costs.
MPLS service is
extremely popular among businesses because of its ability to allocate priority
packets by carrying voice traffic thus making it an ideal option for carrying
VoIP calls. Unlike traditional IP networks MPLS has the ability to label data
packets and allow the router to choose where it will go next without regarding
its actual content. This product also helps in increasing the speed of the
process of routing by labelling each network on individual packet once it
arrives on the network. This product works by stocking information on different
packets thus increasing the efficiency by lessening the load on the
organization's routers and liberating needed resources.
Some of the
advantages that MPLS has are that it offered a solution to the problem of
bridging multiple disparate protocols such as Frame Relay, ATM and Ethernet. It
makes use of an encapsulation technique providing internetworking between
different technologies, coupled with signaling protocols necessary to discover,
configure and manage connectivity. In addition to signaling protocols, MPLS
uses resiliency protocols, such as Fast Re-route and Bi-directional Fault
Detection, to determine failures and in turn switching to standby links. The
inbuilt advantages of MPLS VPN are most visible in circumstances where configuration
of real-time traffic is preferred over data packets which do not necessitate
the same amount of priority or speed.
In addition to
the above mentioned reasons, cost reduction, integration of voice, video and
data services, MPLS's flexibility, high availability and multi-service are some
of the reasons that makes it necessary for companies to deploy MPLS in their
organizations and enjoy its advantages. Convergia is one of the leading service
providers of MPSL. They specialize in finding the right bandwidth solution for
your organization to reduce the organizations capital and operating
expenses.
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