CATO Networks

MAY 26, 2022

MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) has been an industry-standard in enterprise networking for decades. But with modern enterprises relying more and more on public cloud services like Office 365, Salesforce and SAP Cloud, is MPLS enough? 5 Considerations for Evaluating MPLS and Its Alternatives 1.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 26, 2019

In one form or another the question: how can SD-WAN deliver the same reliability and redundancy as MPLS when it uses the public Internet? Catos cloud-native approach to SD-WAN not only matches MPLS reliability across the middle-mile, it offers better redundancy in the last-mile. MPLS doesnt provide active-active redundancy per se.

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Obkio

MAY 2, 2024

Explore the gladiators of WAN, MPLS vs. SD-WAN, strengths, weaknesses & ideal uses. Decide if SD-WAN networks or MPLS networks are right for your business.

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Noction

JUNE 20, 2023

MPLS-TP is a carrier-grade transport platform well-suited for edge, aggregation, and access networks. MPLS-TP provides the predictability and reliability of circuit-based transport networks, making it an attractive option for carriers who require a deterministic transport solution.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 8, 2017

Anyone whos purchased MPLS bandwidth has experienced the surreal. While at home you might spend $50 for a 50 Mbps Internet link, MPLS services can cost 10 times more for a fraction of the bandwidth. MPLS services arose at a time when threats existed out there on the Internet and Internet traffic was the exception not the norm.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Its no secret that the legacy WAN faces many challenges adapting to todays business, the big question is: Whats going to replace MPLS? Legacy WAN architectures based on MPLS services provide predictable performance between offices, but theyre not implemented in a way that easily accommodates the new realities facing IT.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 17, 2022

One of the common drivers for this project is cost savings, specifically the reduction of MPLS connectivity costs. But, what happens when the cost of MPLS is low? Should these customers stay with MPLS? The hub and spokes are changing. For example, Office365. Lets look at availability first.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

MPLS is a reliable routing technique that ensures efficiency and high performance. However, global changes like remote work, mobile connectivity and cloud-based infrastructure require businesses to reconsider their MPLS network strategy. What is MPLS? What is MPLS? How does MPLS Work?

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CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2022

Its about a year before your MPLS contract expires, and youve been told to cut costs by your CFO. That MPLS too expensive. Naturally, its your job to find a solution… There actually could be several reasons why its time to pull the plug on your MPLS, or at least, consider MPLS alternatives. Find an alternative.

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CATO Networks

MAY 5, 2016

MPLS cost reduction is the target of the emerging SD-WAN market that is bustling with solutions looking to take the corporate wide area network to a whole new level. The core value proposition of SD-WAN is the use of a standard, low-cost Internet link to augment an expensive managed, low-latency and guaranteed capacity MPLS link.

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Obkio

JUNE 5, 2023

Learn how to monitor MPLS to SD-WAN migrations before, during & after.Identify issues & compare performance and ensure a smooth migration.

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Obkio

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Learn about how Traceroutes work inside MPLS networks, including info about TTL Propagation and ICMP Tunneling. Try Obkios Live Traceroute for more!

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

We expected other drivers, such as MPLS cost reduction, eliminating bandwidth constraints, or optimizing cloud access, to be at the top of the list. Because SD-WAN is a code name for MPLS WAN transformation project. MPLS WANs were never designed with security, and specifically, threat protection, as a core feature.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

By implementing an MPLS alternative , an SLA-backed WAN and by eliminating the stacks of security appliances , bandwidth costs drop and operations become more efficient. Initially the locations had been connected with MPLS and secured with local appliances. Backhauling traffic across the MPLS network created a single point of failure.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 26, 2017

As the company grew, Alewijnse found MPLS connectivity to be increasingly unable meet its business requirements. The Dutch engineering company had built a global wide area network (WAN) out of MPLS and Internet services connecting 17 locations 14 in Europe and 3 in the Asia Pacific with about 800 mobile and field employees.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 18, 2019

The IT manager at a leading automotive components manufacturer recently shared his experience transitioning his company from MPLS to Cato SD-WAN. Before moving to SD-WAN, the company used an MPLS provider that managed everything. However, they quickly discovered problems with the MPLS solution that were impacting the business.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 4, 2018

MPLS: Reliable, But Comes with a Price The popularity of MPLS deployments in corporate WAN infrastructures comes from its predictability. Service providers can use MPLS to improve quality of service (QoS) by defining network paths that meet pre-set service level agreements (SLAs) on traffic latency, jitter, packet loss, and downtime.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2020

1990s – 2000s: MPLS and the Era of Clear Network Boundaries? Dedicated network connectivity, known as MPLS, was the preferred approach for connecting remote locations. Dedicated network connectivity, known as MPLS, was the preferred approach for connecting remote locations. This is easier said than done.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Multiprotocol label switching protocol (MPLS) based networks, can no longer answer the business needs of a global enterprise. The Disadvantages of MPLS MPLS has long been the go-to solution for connecting distant locations across the globe. Software-defined Wide Area Networks ( SD-WAN ) can get the job done. Here is why.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Multinational corporations have traditionally needed global MPLS services to build their WAN. By leveraging the power of distributed software, plentiful IP capacity, and off-the-shelf hardware, SD-WAN as a service provides a reliable, flexible, and inexpensive alternative to MPLS. Until recently, there simply was no alternative.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 13, 2020

If you are about to renew your MPLS contract, or if you need to upgrade your capacitySTOP! Dont commit to another year of MPLS until youve had time to consider if its the right technology to carry your business forward. Modern enterprises now have alternatives to MPLS that are more flexible and just as reliable for building a WAN.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Nick Dell is an IT manager who recently led a network transformation initiative at his company, moving from MPLS to SD-WAN. Dell shared why he made that transition and the lessons he learned along the way in the webinar SD-WAN Confessions: How I migrated from MPLS to SD-WAN. Issues arose about a year into the MPLS contract.

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Packet Pushers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Today's Network Break podcast examines a new Broadcom switch ASIC that can support threat analysis, a startup that's challenging the SD-WAN and MPLS markets, Apple's new partner for an emergency SMS service that uses satellites, a great quarter for data center switch revenue, and more IT news.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) adoption is on the rise in the enterprise and with that comes significant impact for IT managers considering how their MPLS network transformation. The post Why Traditional MPLS Networks are Ill-Suited for UCaaS appeared first on Cato Networks.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2017

The Search for Affordable MPLS Alternative Global organizations are looking for SD-WAN services to provide an affordable, MPLS alternative. If you are already using MPLS, you are well aware of its challenges: high costs, rigidity, long time to deploy and incompatibility with the growing demand for direct cloud and internet access.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 2, 2018

Over the years, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) had left Paysafe with a mix of offices connected by MPLS and Internet-based VPNs. But neither Internet-based VPN nor MPLS were suitable for connecting all locations. MPLS was no better. Deploying MPLS sites was a nightmare.

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Network Engineering

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

"Route-target export" is used to export routes form VRF to mBGP - i need to know the rules which tells which routes will be exported. For example : if VRF-RED have 10 Routes which include static routes, connected routes, OSPF routes and routes it imported from VRF-YELLOW.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 5, 2018

Whether a dedicated wire or MPLS, the cost of traditional WAN technology increases in direct relationship to determinism. because of route diversity and path management, SD-WAN enables the MPLS equivalent determinism required by real-time traffic at close to the open Internet cost model.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 10, 2018

MPLS has been a popular choice for enterprise networks for many years. Despite the relatively high costs, MPLS can deliver SLA-backed performance required for todays applications. Myth 2: The Entire Network Needs to be Built with MPLS Businesses have embraced cloud applications for ease of access and lower costs.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 10, 2017

So youve decided to get off your MPLS service, but To what? What are the issues to consider when re-evaluating MPLS – and its successor? Well discuss each of those and provide a concise comparison table comparing MPLS, traditional SD-WAN and cloud-based SD-WAN. is the question. Think youve mastered SD-WAN?

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 12, 2020

Most enterprise WANs have historically used MPLS, but with the proliferation of cloud resources and mobile users, organizations are realizing the need to facilitate more flexible connectivity. Usually, one network service is MPLS while the other is typically an Internet connection.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 17, 2018

MPLS networks have been the backbone of enterprise networks for years. Although MPLS circuits are considerably more expensive than general Internet circuits, businesses have relied on MPLS networks for their dependability. MPLS networks are known and relied upon for high uptime, with a target of five-nines (99.999%) uptime.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 20, 2017

MPLS networks: pros and cons MPLS is the defacto choice for most enterprises, and for a good reason. MPLS offers guaranteed availability and optimized application performance, as well as high levels of latency and stability. A typical MPLS network install can take months to order, install, and implement.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 10, 2018

Reduce latency between global locations While most webinar respondents (53 percent) identify MPLS costs as a major challenge, eliminating MPLS completely often remains impossible for SD-WAN solutions, particularly in the case of global networks. Traffic isn’t subject to the erraticness of the global Internet or the costs of MPLS.

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The Network DNA

MAY 24, 2024

The term color in Cisco SD-WAN refers to a classification of transport circuits or paths that traffic can take, which helps in differentiating the types of connectivity (like MPLS, internet, 3G/4G, etc.). So i want my traffic going from site-1 going to DC-1 use MPLS TLOC and traffic going from site-1 to DC-2 use private1.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs) promised to address the high costs, rigidity and limitations of private MPLS services. The Problem of MPLS Bandwidth costs remain the most obvious problem facing MPLS services. The Problem of MPLS Bandwidth costs remain the most obvious problem facing MPLS services.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 22, 2017

Its not just about cutting the cost of their existing MPLS-based WANs. Todays business has evolved significantly since the adoption of MPLS-based WANs. Per user bandwidth consumption has likely grown significantly since your organization adopted an MPLS-based WAN. Mobile users and the cloud are ignored by MPLS.

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