Making the Transition to MPLS: Comparing Carrier Service Offerings

Making the Transition to MPLS

Comparing Carrier Service Offerings

Moving from frame relay to Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) isn’t just a matter of giving new names to the same rate elements. Rather, it demands a total re-examination of your network endpoints and applications, pinpointing likely suppliers, knowing the pros and cons of managed and unmanaged services, and developing an all new understanding of how traffic accesses and moves across the network.

MPLS cost elements differ from frame relay and ATM pricing plans – some by a little, some by a lot. And assumptions about how much bandwidth you really need to “reserve” must be reworked because of the unique characteristics of MPLS itself - and the particular way each carrier provisions it.

Listen to Making the Transition to MPLS, and you’ll come away with proven techniques to:

- Understand the MPLS procurement process – and why it’s different than frame relay.
- Learn why MPLS pricing structure varies depending on how the service providers offer classes of service.
- Zero-in on the dominant MPLS pricing models and how to begin to make apples-to-apples comparisons among them.
- Avoid being intimidated by class-of-service definitions, and pick the right ones for both your applications and your budget.
- Uncover why site-specific pricing may sound good but can actually be a headache.
- Find out the Service Level Agreement attributes of MPLS, and where they can be better (and worse) than other data services.
- See the steps you must take now if you ever intend to use the VoIP class of service within MPLS.

Making the Transition to MPLS cuts through the noise to give you practical, real-world advice that will help you make the right decisions about if, where and when you should deploy MPLS for your company. And, you’ll get this advice from two professionals who have been on the front line of tough MPLS decisions in the U.S. and abroad.

Speakers:
Ben Fox and Joe Schmidt of TechCaliber Consulting

Includes: Working materials from audio conference and 1 CD.

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Comparing Carrier Service Offerings

Carriers are quickly making MPLS – Multiprotocol Label Switching – their lead service offering for converged networks, and that means, either on your schedule or your carrier's, you’ll soon need to make hard decisions about your MPLS strategy. But, MPLS is a radical shift that requires a whole new way of looking at your network and applications. Get proven techniques to tackle your MPLS issues.

Price: $299.00