Editor's note: To view a PDF version of this article, click here. The deployment of multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) by carriers and service providers and within the enterprise is rapidly ...

MPLS – or Multiprotocol Label Switching – has been one of the big tech success stories of the past decade. And yet, it’s become rather difficult to find an explanation written in layman’s terms for ...

Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) brings several benefits to Internet Protocol networks, including increased packet forwarding performance, traffic engineering mechanisms to maximize resource ...

PBT (or PBB-TE if you’re a purist) has been a technology darling in the media for a year, but it suffered a setback when it was reported that both Verizon and BT had decided not to use it. (PBT stands ...