Alcatel-Lucent endorses MPLS-transport standardization efforts and reaffirms leadership role in...

webwire.com     Jul 18, 2008            

WEBWIRE – Friday, July 18, 2008 Paris.- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced its commitment and support for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP), building on the standardization efforts by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). As a market leader in optical transport, carrier Ethernet and MPLS, Alcatel-Lucent is committed to enabling seamless transformation of transport networks to converged MPLS-based packet transport. MPLS is a proven, highly flexible and cost-effective multi-service technology. Empowering MPLS with transport operational practices - including operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) and survivability - is needed to ensure scalable operations,... [read full story]                    

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MPLS Just Got Easier

t1rex.blogspot.com     Jul 18, 2008          

MPLS or Multi-Protocol Label Switching is fast becoming the core transport technology of choice for point to point and point to multipoint networks. If MPLS is gaining acceptance, what is on the wane? It's Frame Relay networks...                    

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Transport MPLS Gets a Makeover

lightreading.com     Jul 18, 2008          

A new standard for MPLS-based packet transport technology is being developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in conjunction with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in an effort to create a single...                    

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The Essential Guide to Deploying MPLS for Enterprise Networks

zdnet.com     Jul 17, 2008          

MPLS has received broad market attraction in service provider networks and now enterprises are increasingly connecting the distributed and extended enterprise via MPLS-based Wide Area Networks (WANs) or deploying their own...                    

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