November 2006
Intermediate to advanced
422 pages
8h 55m
English
This chapter details the industry dynamics, competitive outlook, business motivation, and drivers for service creation and deployment toward service provider–based next-generation networks (NGN) that use IP/MPLS as a service architecture foundation. Additionally, enterprise organizations can use IP/MPLS to segment their networks into LAN, campus, and WAN functions as a basis for service virtualization. It also outlines the needs for such services by large enterprise customers for either do-it-yourself (DIY) or outsourcing. We use the term service provider (SP) to refer to a telecommunications company, such as a carrier that offers services like voice, data, video, and possibly mobile. ...
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