WHITE PAPER - This report explores security considerations for service provider MPLS VPN, and describes two threat scenarios against a real MPLS VPN environment that was constructed to demonstrate the typical attack surface of an MPLS Layer 3 VPN provider network.
Posted: October 27, 2011 | Published: September 1, 2011


Topics:  MPLS | Network Security | Security Management | Security Threats | VPN | VPN Service Providers

CASE STUDY - This Case Study assesses the deployment of Mimecast SaaS-based Unified Email Management (UEM) solution at Basic Energy Services, a renowned publicly traded oilfield services Company. IDC examines the effectiveness of the Mimecast solution and its services in meeting Basic Energy Services' needs and the reasons why the Mimecast solution was chosen.
Posted: April 1, 2011 | Published: April 1, 2011


Topics:  Email | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Security | MPLS | Network Management | Software as a Service | Unified Messaging | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines the things you must consider when thinking about the feasibility of replacing a WAN provider’s provider (P) and provider edge (PE) devices with routers. This paper examines these considerations in greater detail, to see where any potential problems might arise.
Posted: November 22, 2010 | Published: November 22, 2010


Topics:  IP | IP Routers | IP Routing | Layer 2 Switches | MPLS | WAN | WAN Switches | WAN Switching

WHITE PAPER - MPLS stands for Multiprotocol Label Switching and is defined as “a mechanism in high-performance telecommunications networks that direct and carried data from one network node to the next, making it easy to create ‘virtual links’ between distant nodes.” Read on for a thorough overview of MPLS and learn how MPLS can benefit your organization.
Posted: November 22, 2010 | Published: November 22, 2010


Topics:  Layer 2 Switches | MPLS | Network Management | Network Management Protocols | Network Protocols | WAN | WAN Switches | WAN Switching

WHITE PAPER - This paper  examines the big picture when it comes to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and what happens when a data packet traverses an MPLS cloud.
Posted: November 22, 2010 | Published: November 22, 2010


Topics:  IT Industry | IT Infrastructure | MPLS | Network Management | Network Management Protocols | Network Protocols | VPN | VPN Software

WHITE PAPER - MPLS is a foundational technology that allows service providers and enterprise architects to offer state-of-the art networking to their customers.
Posted: January 23, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  IP | MPLS | Network Management | Packet Switching | Routers | Systems Management