Tips

Tips

MPLS (Multi-protocol Label Switching) Networks

• VWAN threatens traditional three-tiered WAN design

  With vWAN providers changing the traditional three-legged WAN structure, carriers need to develop new WAN plans and services using SDN and NFV to keep enterprises on their networks.  Continue Reading

• IPv4 address exhaustion: Making the IPv6 transition work

  This two-part article by IP expert Ivan Pepelnjak first digs into IPv4 address exhaustion and attempts to speed the IPv6 transition. Then, he analyzes several semi-workable solutions that might help network operators manage the Internet routing ...  Continue Reading

• IPv4 to IPv6 translation: Comparing network-ready routing solutions

  IPv4 to IPv6 translation has been a problem for more than a decade, and several solutions that attempt to solve IPv4 address exhaustion are network ready, according to IP expert Ivan Pepelnjak, who gives his recommendations.  Continue Reading

• Juniper and packet optical transport: The market's warm, come on in

  Router vendors are in a good position to enter the packet optical transport market and some of the big ones have made their moves; now ACG Research wonders what Juniper plans to do and who it might acquire.  Continue Reading

• Metro Ethernet service deployment eased by Carrier Ethernet standards choices

  Metro Ethernet services are in high demand by enterprises because of their plug-and-play simplicity and high WAN bandwidth. Two Carrier Ethernet standards, MPLS-TE and PBB-TE, offer carriers a way to deploy and provision Ethernet services more ...  Continue Reading

• Choosing customer MPLS VPN routing protocols

  Providing customers with MPLS VPNs puts the issue of which IP protocols to use in the network front and center. Telecom service providers prefer BGP, but enterprise customers often prefer other options. This expert article looks at a range of ...  Continue Reading

• Using MPLS TE to avoid core network congestion

  Telecom service providers with high-bandwidth core networks inevitably face link congestion. To help you deal with router architecture proactively, IP expert Ivan Pepelnjak offers advice on reintroducing virtual circuits in the core IP network using...  Continue Reading

• The best of SearchTelecom.com 2008

  The results are in on the top 5 runaway hit topics for SearchTelecom.com loyalists in 2008 -- topics like BGP and MPLS, flexible service provisioning, optics and wireless broadband top the list.  Continue Reading

• The year's 5 hottest telecom topics and editor's picks

  The past year in telecom was a lot more than ominous recession forecasts and survival tips. From BGP and MPLS to flexible service provisioning, optics and wireless broadband, telecom pros were intensely focused on next-generation networking this ...  Continue Reading

• MPLS QoS: Implementing the best model for guaranteed service

  Adding Quality of Services (QoS) guarantees for MPLS VPN services using DiffServe is a significant engineering undertaking, but advanced planning will help you choose the right QoS model for the project.  Continue Reading

• MPLS and Carrier Ethernet: Playing together to ensure quality of service

  MPLS and Carrier Ethernet are often discussed as warring technologies, but deployed in the right places in the network with the proper protocols, they work together to ensure the right next-gen application delivery.  Continue Reading

• MPLS solutions: Gathering customer requirements is job 1

  Telecom service providers need to focus in on customer requirements when planning MPLS implementations to successfully decrease point-to-point connections.  Continue Reading

• Scale your backbone with core MPLS, BGP on the edge

  Using MPLS in the core network, service providers can run Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) only on the network edge to reduce memory requirements and CPU load, without compromising stability.  Continue Reading

• Telecoms deploy Carrier Ethernet despite lack of standards, survey reveals

  A new IP/MPLS survey reveals that telecom service providers are planning to deploy Carrier Ethernet technology in their core networks even before standards are finalized to move toward simplifying their networks.  Continue Reading

• 10 MPLS traffic engineering myths and half truths

  To clear up misunderstandings about what MPLS traffic engineering can and can't do, this tip discusses MPLS TE myths and half-truths, addressing quality of service, network convergence and network congestion.  Continue Reading