1. The Business Value of MPLS VPNs
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2. What Are MPLS VPNs?
MPLS is a networking technology that helps create a virtual private network
VPNs connect office locations and/or data centers as if on a single network
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3. What Is MPLS? Multiprotocol Label Switching
Protocol-independent networking technology
Operates between Layers 2 and 3 of the OSI model
Runs over existing Layer 2 ATM, Frame Relay and Ethernet networks
Also runs over Layer 3 IP networks
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4. Benefits of MPLS VPNs… Network Convergence Classes of Service
Scalability
Disaster Recovery
Cloud Support
BYOD Support
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5. MPLS Enables Network Convergence…
Voice, data and video traffic over the same network
Ideal for multimedia applications like UC&C
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6. MPLS VPNs Support Classes of Service…
Traffic types can be segregated by priority
Real-time traffic such as voice and video gets a high priority
or Web browsing gets a lower priority
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7. MPLS VPNs Support Scalability…
Fully meshed architecture
Each site is connected to every other site via a virtual path
New location requires a new MPLS node
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8. MPLS VPNs Support Disaster Recovery…
Easy to redirect traffic through the network
If fiber is cut, traffic reroutes onto the backup path
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9. MPLS VPNs Support Cloud Services.
Mesh connectivity between locations and the public or private cloud data center
Adding a third-party cloud provider requires a new node on the network
Secure connections using private networks
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10. MPLS VPNs Support BYOD
Multi-Virtual Routing & Forwarding creates separate network for BYOD devices
IPSec secure tunnel to MPLS provider edge router offers an economical access link
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