Chesapeake NetCraftsmen to Present at Multi-Protocol Label Switching Conference; Dr. Peter Welcher, Senior Chesapeake NetCraftsmen Consultant, will present ''Enterprise Buyer's Guide to MPLS-VPN Services'' at MPLScon 2005.ARNOLD, Md. -- Dr. Peter Welcher, a Senior Chesapeake NetCraftsmen Consultant, will present at MPLScon 2005 on May 18, at 9:15 a.m., immediately after the day's keynote speaker. In his presentation, "Enterprise Buyer's Guide to MPLS-VPN Services," Dr. Welcher will draw from his experience with enterprise customer situations to discuss the key questions, decisions and considerations that are necessary to be an informed consumer of MPLS VPN MPLS VPN is a family of methods for harnessing the power of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) to create Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). MPLS is well suited to the task as it provides traffic isolation and differentiation without substantial overhead. services, and will also discuss how MPLS VPN differs from classic Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. and ATM WAN Services. "Whether you choose an L2 or L3 VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ," stated Dr. Welcher, "the impact of MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. on network design and routing strategy is a major factor that needs to be considered in order to determine whether L2 or L3 MPLS VPN services are more appropriate for your enterprise. For L3 VPNs we look at routing considerations and how your network may have to change. For L2 VPNs, we consider scaling factors. In both cases, specific questions need to be asked of the MPLS service provider so that expectations are met, as well as to make sure their service offering is well-thought out and robust." An annual event held in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , MPLScon (www.mplscon.com) focuses on MPLS technologies, solutions and industry trends to aid enterprise network managers in understanding the benefits and challenges in evaluating, buying, implementing and managing MPLS-VPN services. The goal of the conferences is to provide enterprise network managers with the information they need to understand and implement MPLS-based services for their organizations. Complete information on Chesapeake NetCraftsmen can be obtained by visiting www.netcraftsmen.net. About Chesapeake NetCraftsmen Chesapeake NetCraftsmen (www.netcraftsmen.net) consultants include some of the most experienced Cisco CCIEs in the country, many of whom were among the first to gain those credentials. The company's technical staff averages 10 years experience in the networking industry and many have taught Cisco Certified training. Knowledge transfer is a key part of every Chesapeake NetCraftsmen engagement, making certain that clients understand how to run and manage their newly implemented or re-structured networks. The company's services include: Network Design (from conception through implementation, including large-scale routing protocol A formula used by routers to determine the appropriate path onto which data should be forwarded. The routing protocol also specifies how routers report changes and share information with the other routers in the network that they can reach. upgrades and network migrations); Network Security (firewalls, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , incident response and escalation, security policy articulation and compliance checking); Voice, Video & Data Convergence; Network Performance Evaluation Performance evaluation The assessment of a manager's results, which involves, first, determining whether the money manager added value by outperforming the established benchmark (performance measurement) and, second, determining how the money manager achieved the calculated return And Optimization; Troubleshooting, and Infrastructure Project Management. Chesapeake NetCraftsmen is privately held and based in Arnold, Maryland. |
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