MPLS Solutions
In the past, when VPN access to a branch office was needed, a business simply deployed a T1 circuit between headquarters and the branch office. However, as the business grew, so did the collection of T1 circuits and the problems and limitations they carry, requiring more time and expense to manage and operate.Today there's a better solution: MPLS.
Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) based IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network) is the latest technology for providing secure VPN connectivity to specific groups of users. It is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-specified framework that uses label switching to forward data through the network. Labels are short fixed-length identifiers that define the data path followed through the network. Such paths are known as label switched paths (LSPs).
MPLS is an integration of Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies with reference to the OSI model for data communications. By making traditional Layer 2 features available at Layer 3, MPLS enables the service provider to offer a one-tier network. MPLS traffic engineering automatically establishes and maintains a tunnel across the backbone using RSVP (Resource Reservation Setup Protocol).
The path used by a given tunnel at any point in time is determined based on the tunnel resource requirements and network resources such as bandwidth. Tunnel paths are calculated at the tunnel ingress based on a fit between required and available resources (constraint-based routing). The IGP (Interior Gateway Protocol) automatically routes the traffic into these tunnels. Typically, a packet crossing the MPLS Traffic engineering backbone travels on a single tunnel that connects the ingress point to the egress point.
Why is MPLS important?
MPLS enhances the IP Services offering, with guaranteed Quality of Service and supports traffic engineering as well as multimedia services.
It provides a diversified range of services (Layer-2, Layer-3) to meet the requirements of the entire spectrum of customers, including security, quality of service (QoS), and any-to-any connectivity, with service level agreements and fully managed services.
- Fully integrates IP Routing & Layer 2 switching
Conventional IP routers use longest match lookups to perform the routing function. The router matches the IP address on the incoming packet with the address on the routing table having the best match, in terms of number digit matches. This involves a search algorithm and the routing is based on the best match. This process is inherently more time-consuming than the exact-match lookups performed by MPLS routers. - Utilizes existing IP infrastructure to deliver multiple services
By just changing the way packets are assigned to an LSP, new services can be easily offered without changing the MPLS forwarding infrastructure. New services can therefore migrate seamlessly to a common MPLS infrastructure. - Optimizes IP networks through traffic engineering
Traffic Engineering to optimize the flow of traffic through the IP network is made possible by MPLS. Traffic can be segregated and processed differently based on network performance requirements. - Seamlessly integrates private and public networks
The public and private networks can share the same infrastructure without any possibility of mix-up.
What does this mean for your business?
- Cost savings: MPLS is deployed across a Tier 1 carrier such as AT&T's network and is used to provide routing and manage quality of service (QOS) so you will never need to purchase additional Virtual Private Network (VPN) equipment for your sites
- MPLS increases the efficiency of your business, while reducing costs and improving performance
- Design, deploy, and maintain secure, reliable communication between multiple business locations
- Improved disaster recovery. If access to one or more locations on your network becomes unavailable, traffic is immediately directed to another location in your multi-location MPLS network
- Your network becomes flexible, cost-effective, scalable and smart
Your MPLS Features and Options:
- Management options
Managed and unmanaged options, providing you with the level of strategic control you require - Customer care and network support
24/7/365 support, with a single point of contact for resolving any network issues - MPLS-based security
State-of-the-art backbone network routing from Tier 1 carriers - Distributed communications – any-to-any connectivity
Flexible, robust network architecture allows unified communications among all locations with MPLS - Traffic prioritization – four Classes of Service (CoS)
Optimizes bandwidth usage for critical applications - Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Web-based reporting
Up-to-date status of network performance and availability
Provides management of service level guarantees - Flexible billing options
Simplified pricing and invoicing provides ease of budgeting, accounting and reconciliation
How You Can Benefit Now From MPLS
- Optional management capabilities:
Managed and unmanaged options available providing you with the level of strategic control you require - Four Classes of Service (CoS):
Optimization of all types of applications for traffic prioritization - Flexible, robust network architecture:
Unified communications among all locations with MPLS providing any-to-any connectivity - Web-based reporting:
Optimization of network performance and availability ensuring service level guarantee - Simplified pricing and invoicing:
Ease of budgeting, accounting, and reconciliation with flexible billing options
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