Enterprise MPLS
MPL what?
MPLS stands for ‘Multi Protocol Label Switching’. Unfortunately the unabbreviated version doesn’t offer any more of a clue as to what it means over the abbreviation itself, which is why we’re here to help.
In short, MPLS can do two very clever tricks. Firstly it can prioritise certain types of data over other types of data which are less mission-critical to a business. Uploading pictures of the company Christmas party to Facebook by someone in HR is probably less important than a VoIP telephone call to the Chairman in New York - especially if it’s explaining the contents of said photos. MPLS gives priority to the call and whatever other data is deemed more important, according to your specifications. This makes your network faster where it needs to be fast and more efficient overall.
The second thing MPLS is great at is re-routing data quickly when necessary and connecting lots of different sites seamlessly. An office setup on one of our enterprise MPLS networks for example wouldn’t notice any changes at all when the cleaner accidentally unplugged a router for the vacuum. Within 50 milliseconds the traffic would be re-routed over a different path and the office wouldn’t even notice there’d been a ‘network issue’.
Why not call us today to discuss your MPLS requirements?
An example EnterpriseFlow resilient network set-up
Benefits of MPLS from 4D:
- Available on connections from 8Mbps ADSL to 10Gbps leased lines
- Not distance sensitive and will work even if the locations being connected are on different continents
- Full Quality of Service (QoS) allowing prioritisation of traffic (i.e. VoIP or Video) over other traffic (e.g. Email or FTP) across your network
- ‘Any to Any’ connections allowing you to quickly connect new sites into existing ‘MPLS enabled’ locations on your network
- Extend your MPLS network to mobile devices and home workers (using their existing broadband connection) allowing for easy access to a corporate intranet
- Fully managed service with 24x7 monitoring of all connections (including the routers at your sites) by our team of experienced engineers and backed with a 99.95% SLA
- Extend your private network over an entire city allowing you to connect up multiple offices or PoPs on one network
- Reduce the cost of your network by replacing legacy leased lines with MPLS services
Optional Features:
- Setup and on-going management of switches
- Setup and on-going management of your own dedicated firewalls
- Managed security services (Access controls, VPNs, intrusion prevention and anti-virus/anti-spyware)
- QoS (Quality of Service)
- Separate back-up connections with instant fail-over
