Verizon MPLS

Verizon MPLS has evolved to deliver SMB and Enterprise customers a high quality service that is delivered over multiple technologies. Often operating as the local LEC, or local phone provider, Verizon has the ability for a nationwide reach. With Verizon MPLS you will be able to access Cloud files from your offsite servers, connect with each of your nationwide offices, and utilize a private network optimized to your specifications. In this blog I will talk about the technologies Verizon uses to deliver their MPLS Service, benefits of Verizon MPLS, and what types of customers should look at Verizon MPLS.

Verizon MPLS can be delivered over Internet T1, Bonded Internet T1’s, Fiber, and Ethernet over Copper. In doing so Verizon is able to deliver based on your needs. For rural, or hard to reach locations Verizon will deliver Bonded or Standalone Internet T1 technology. In the city, or metro area, Verizon has the ability to deliver Fiber, and Ethernet over Copper technologies. Fiber would provide the highest quality service, reaching speeds up to 10Gbps. Ethernet over Copper would be perfect for smaller offices that still need relatively quick speeds ranging from 2 to 20Mbps.

Verizon MPLS will allow your sites to connect over an IP network that optimizes applications, and delivery of your IP traffic across your network. By reading and understanding any packet sent across your network, Verizon MPLS is able to accurately direct traffic in the most efficient manner possible. Users who send Video, or Voice over their network are the perfect fit for Verizon MPLS. The network will allow for Video and Voice to hold priority over all other traffic. Ensuring that mission critical data will be delivered.

Customers with more than one location should look at Verizon MPLS. Companies that have two offices can optimize their network by sending data back and forth in an efficient manner. This would bring the qualities of a Point to Point without the cost. Users with three offices or more can operate in a Hub and Spoke model where they pull all of their resources through a centralized office. By utilizing a centralized office, IT Managers have the ability to control which traffic has priority over the network.

Verizon operates as a nation and global company. If you have two offices or more MPLS will allow you to optimize traffic between all of your different sites. By utilizing different types of technology, no location is out of reach.

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MPLS Services to Connect Multiple Business Locations with Secure Network

MPLS is a packet-forwarding technology that uses labels to make data forwarding decisions. MPLS also provides beneficial applications, such as Quality of Service (QoS) and Virtual Private Networking (VPN).

Designed for dependable and predictable performance, MPLS routing is done via a proprietary tagging protocol. Because the protocol is unique to MPLS networks, they offer greater security than a simple Internet connection that sets up routing on the fly.

To put it simply, MPLS service works like this: a label edge router connects you to the network, encapsulates your packets and adds an MPLS label to them. Each label defines a specific class that determines where each of your packets should be sent. As your packets go across the network, label switching routers use the labels that were added to your packets to determine how they should be routed. Once your packet reaches its destination, the label is removed by the label edge router and the packet goes on its way intact, looking exactly as it did upon entering.

The labeling system offers a number of significant advantages. To start, because the router does not need to look at the internals of the packet, only the label that indentifies the source, destination and Class of Service (CoS), the time it takes for your packets to traverse the network is decreased dramatically. Moreover, because your MPLS network does not traverse public networks, it’s unlikely any intruder would be able to gain access. Even if they did, they would have no knowledge of the labels used on your particular network, making it hard for them to crack. That being said, if security is your top priority, you have the ability to encrypt your packets for added security. In addition to improved security, MPLS networks offer performance guarantees for packet loss, latency, jitter and bandwidth, making it a popular option for essential business applications, such as web and audio conferencing.

Many businesses today have one or more locations that need to be tied together with data, voice and/or video services. Whether these locations are satellite offices, factories, warehouses, remote data centers, etc, MPLS serves as a simple, cost-effective way of linking them together. If you’re interested in an MPLS solution for your business, give one of our representatives a call today. We work with the leading providers of MPLS services to find you the service that best fits your unique needs and budget.

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