Carrier Ethernet Offers an Enterprising Solution - by Tellabs

What is VPLS and how does it work? Tellabs takes a closer look.

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Use the play controls and links above (on the right) to play the audio now or download the audio to your computer.Ethernet is familiar territory: The technology has long been entrenched in LANs and expanded quickly across MANs. Now service providers and their enterprise customers want to send Ethernet on a mission to explore a new frontier: WANs. But how best to chart the course toward cost-effective, scalable, easy-to-manage bandwidth? The answer lies in Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS).


Brought to you by TellabsUnder certain circumstances, IP VPN, which provides reliable and secure point-to-point links between sites, remains a viable option for enterprise customers. Yet VPLS is often more suited to an enterprise’s particular connectivity requirements. Given that VPLS is a relative newcomer to the marketplace, here’s a closer look at what it is and how it works.