The Proliferation of MPLS
MPLS is no longer solely used by service providers, but more and more by enterprise networks that have a larger network diameter or that have specific needs. Furthermore, MPLS has already moved from the core of the network closer to the edge. An example of this is the extensions of the LSPs onto the CE router for the easier deployment of QoS in MPLS VPN networks.
Although MPLS VPN autonomous systems are still interconnected via IP most of the time, in the future, more and more MPLS VPN networks will be interconnected via MPLS, and the packets will be sent labeled toward the other autonomous system. The interconnection between MPLS networks will not be limited to interconnecting MPLS VPN networks but will also be used ...
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