Recently, a reader wrote to tell me about the big relief he felt when he bought a Layer 3 MPLS VPN service. With such a site-to-site service, one option is to peer the WAN routers at customer sites ...

Plans to deploy virtual private networks using a new technology have sparked recent controversy, with the debate illustrating the need for technology managers to tune in to different ways carriers ...

One of the most common questions that I am asked is what type of VPN an organization should deploy. So, in the hope that it will save some people some time, I thought I’d just go through some of the ...

After years of criticizing a technology known as multiprotocol label switching, the long-distance carrier succumbs to market pressure and will offer MPLS virtual private networks. Marguerite Reardon ...

Based on its simplicity and low cost, Ethernet technology is expanding beyond its local-area network heritage to emerge as a compelling alternative to traditional frame relay/asynchronous transfer ...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Extreme Networks Inc. this week will roll out a module that adds Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) to its BlackDiamond Ethernet metropolitan-area network (MAN) switch. Extreme ...

Based on its simplicity and low cost, Ethernet technology is expanding beyond its local-area network heritage to emerge as a compelling alternative to traditional frame relay/asynchronous transfer ...