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Five reasons to move to MPLS

Is MPLS right for you? Take this quiz

By Johna Till Johnson , Network World , 03/29/2007
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Answer these questions to determine whether MPLS is right for your network.

1. Is convergence on your planning horizon, or are you already engaged in a convergence initiative?

2. Is your organization highly distributed, with lots of low-to-medium bandwidth sites?

3. Is your organization global?

4. Does your organization see technology as a competitive differentiator?

If you answered “yes” to three or more of these questions, you’ll almost certainly want to move ahead with an MPLS RFP. If

you answered “yes” to two, you should seriously consider it.

 


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MPLS pros and consBy Anonymous on April 3, 2007, 11:42 pmMost of these reasons are subject to discussion: Re: Five reasons to move to MPLS. 1. Cost saving for whom: enterprises or carriers? MPLS had to be cheaper...

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"When it reaches the otherBy Anonymous on December 6, 2007, 11:06 am"When it reaches the other side, the packet’s labels are removed, and the packet that arrives at the ultimate destination exactly where it entered the MPLS network."...

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Re: Point #3 I think youBy Anonymous on April 16, 2008, 7:05 pmRe: Point #3 I think you missed the point, the hop count reduces, think of a partial mesh frame/ATM network where it has to route through another edge router...

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