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23 Good-To-Know Networking Acronyms and Abbreviations

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SD-WAN Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a virtual WAN architecture offering optimized traffic routing over multiple different media (broadband, MPLS, 5G/LTE, etc.). MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) routes traffic over telecommunications networks using short path labels instead of longer network addresses.

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Talking WAN Transformation and Managed Services with Virgin’s Network and Security Architect Frankie Stroud

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Before VA I was with Optus and a few other domestic telecommunications companies. You would certainly need someone who understands the concepts, the protocols, but not necessarily how the platform goes about driving changes throughout the environment. DG: Whats the biggest risk enterprises face when migrating from MPLS to SD-WAN?

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