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A guide to using and defining MPLS VPN services

* Analyze strengths and weaknesses of TDM and Layer 2 WAN services
* Understand the primary business and technical issues when evaluating IP/MPLS VPN offerings
* Describe the IP addressing, routing, load balancing, convergence, and services capabilities of the IP VPN
* Develop enterprise quality of service (QoS) policies and implementation guidelines
* Achieve scalable support for multicast services
* Learn the benefits and drawbacks of various security and encryption mechanisms
* Ensure proper use of services and plan for future growth with monitoring and reporting services
* Provide remote access, Internet access, and extranet connectivity to the VPN supported intranet
* Provide a clear and concise set of steps to plan and execute a network migration from existing ATM/Frame Relay/leased line networks to an IP VPN

IP/MPLS VPNs are compelling for many reasons. For enterprises, they enable right-sourcing of WAN services and yield generous operational cost savings. For service providers, they offer a higher level of service to customers and lower costs for service deployment.

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