AT&T this week is expected to bring its virtual private LAN service to 23 more cities. The Optical Ethernet Metropolitan Area Network (Opt-E-MAN) VPLS service, which since 2003 has been offered in 19 ...

VPLS lets carriers create a service that looks and feels just like a wide-area LAN, but is more robust and reliable. In case of failure anywhere in the network, the carrier will route a user’s traffic ...

I always wanted to create a headline without words. This is my chance. You have heard of Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), but Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) may be new to you. MPLS has been ...

VPLS is a Layer 2 multipoint VPN that emulates LAN service across a WAN. VPLS enables service providers to interconnect several customer sites (each being a LAN segment) over a packet-switched network ...

We are in the middle of our plan to move to a colocation facility in Denver. A critical part of that plan is to establish Layer 2 VPLS to the colo over our 100mb/s fiber link. IF you're not familiar ...

More and more enterprises are looking to service providers to interconnect their VoIP sites. Outsourcing and expensing the service seems like a more attractive option than owning the network, but ...