At 02:16 PM 3/10/2003 +0000, Steven Aiello wrote: >Sorry for such a newbe question. But what is MPLS? And what is it? >Any one have a link they can point me too? Just trying to learn more.
I would recommend you start at www.mplsrc.com and possibly surf to the standards page. Within that page, check out http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3031.txt?number=3031 at least for an overview of the architecture of the protocol itself. Cisco will have a great deal of information as well, and certainly played a big role in the development of the specifications, but also tend to use a lot of proprietary terminology that might just confuse you moving forward. Matt Kolon at Juniper said once that MPLS is essentially "low overhead, virtual circuits for IP." I personally think this statement aptly describes the protocol. At present, MPLS plays an enabling role in many technical solution sets, mostly in the VPN environment. Hence, a lot of folks, particularly when first learning the protocol, become distracted by the many features that "MPLS enabled" solutions might present, but lose site of what role MPLS itself plays. The C/S mailing list at Groupstudy might prove an interesting forum for Q&A as I believe MPLS is more relevant to that track, however this list certainly includes a bunch of folks who have a wealth of knowledge on the topic. Pete >Thanks, >Steve Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=65048&t=64898 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
