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 ...

You may not be familiar with the term Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS); however, it is a technology that that will find a way into your facility in the not-too-distant future, if not already ...

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) ...

DENVER — As extensions to the multiprotocol label switching standard make MPLS viable for virtual private network transport, experts are warning against taking the protocol too far, too fast. MPLS is ...