VIRTUAL private network (VPN) has gone mainstream and multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) is slated to be its lingua franca.
MPLS-based VPN is gaining momentum in the IT world with many telecommunication service providers putting it high on their agenda and big corporations requesting for it. Leading provider of the MPLS VPN solution, Cisco Systems, has noted through its interaction with its partners, local corporations are also starting to specifically request for MPLS when looking for a VPN solution.