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 ...

Implementing VPLS requires creating a complex matrix of services and locations in the edge routers at each site that quickly becomes difficult to configure and maintain. To address this complexity, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Layer-2 virtual private networks (VPNs) based on virtual private LAN services (VPLS) are gaining more and more traction lately because of their end-user simplicity. They provide a means to extend the ...

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 ...

A technology called virtual private LAN service (VPLS) is helping businesses connect their global offices over a single network, while maintaining data privacy. Speaking to ZDNet Asia about Telstra's ...

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 ...