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Re: FW: MPLS 'Could Save Billions' Says Study

  • From: "Niels Chr. Bank-Pedersen" <ncbp@bank-pedersen.dk>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:27:35 +0100
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 05:53:53PM +0000, Dave O'Meara wrote:
> On Monday 25 March 2002 16:27, Irwin Lazar wrote:
> >
> > In order for prioritization to work, carriers need to deploy MPLS rather
> > than Internet Protocol (IP) services, according to Telechoice. 
> 
> 
> Hello?????
> 
> Can anyone here explain how MPLS QoS techniques differ in any way to IP QoS 
> techniques?

If you want do deploy QoS mechanisms in your backbone, AND you
don't want to mess with customer TOS/Prec settings, MPLS makes
quite a difference (assuming you are running a layer 3
infrastructure).

> Dave


/Niels Chr.

-- 
 Niels Christian Bank-Pedersen, NCB1-RIPE.
 Network Manager, TDC, IP-section.

 "Hey, are any of you guys out there actually *using* RFC 2549?"

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