What Is MPLS? Multiprotocol Label Switching Explained
MPLS stands for Multiprotocol Label Switching. It’s a wide area network protocol that forwards data from one router to another based on short path labels rather than IP network addresses. The concept originated in 1996 among engineers from Cisco, IBM, and StrataCom, was picked up by an IETF working group in 1997, and was formally...
