MPLS
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MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a label switching technology that provides the ability to
set up connection-oriented paths over a connection less IP network. MPLS facilitates network
traffic flow and provides a mechanism to engineer network traffic patterns independently from
routing tables. MPLS sets up a specific path for a sequence of packets. The packets are identified
by a label inserted into each packet. MPLS is not enabled by default and must be explicitly
enabled.
MPLS is independent of any routing protocol but is considered multiprotocol because it works
with the Internet Protocol (IP) and frame relay network protocols.
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