Network World on MPLSThe latest MPLS news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com.Measuring bandwidth bang for the buck- March 20, 2008 Every now and then, Im reminded that all the cool technology I write about boils down to a single number: a line item on the CFOs budget. In other words, whether the technology is MPLS or VPLS, HSPA or WiMAX, at the end of the day the CFO is going to ask: How much am I spending on this And what kind of bang for the buck am I getting in returnhttp://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/032008johnson.html?fsrc=rss-mpls IPv6 faces trial by fire tonight- March 12, 2008 The Internet engineering community will be eating its own dog food tonight. For one hour, the 1,250 network experts at the IETF meeting will be able to access the Internet only through IPv6. The IETF created IPv6 in the mid-1990s, but this upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol has not yet been widely deployed - even by the technology's biggest proponents here. Network World talked with IETF Chair Russ Housley about the group's IPv6 experiment, why the transition to IPv6 is...http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/031208-ipv6-ietf.html?fsrc=rss-mpls MPLS VPN: The good and bad of customer experience- March 6, 2008 Last time, we introduced the methodology by which Kubernan conducted research on the Total Customer Experience (TCE) for MPLS VPN services. This time we want to share some top-level findings with you.http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2008/0303wan2.html?fsrc=rss-mpls MPLS VPNs: Defining the total customer experience- March 4, 2008 Now that MPLS has moved from the experimental and early-adopter stage to the point of widespread implementation, the question of how well MPLS is "working" for customers is meaningful. In particular, in late 2007, Kubernan, with the support of service-provider Masergy, began a project to measure the Total Customer Experience (TCE) with MPLS VPNs.http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2008/0303wan1.html?fsrc=rss-mpls |