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BT Group - MPLS-Based IP VPNs Built on Cisco IOS Software Enable Streamlined and "Applications-Aware" Enterprise Network Services

Overview BT Group is recognized as one of the leading providers of data networking services in Europe. Companies with branch offices in different regions and countries had to create multiple, expensive network solutions to interconnect and extend there corporate networks. BT Global Services worked closely with Cisco Systems to become the first international service provider to simplify VPNs over Internet Protocol (IP) networks by using Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), available in Cisco IOS Software. BT MPLS is comprehensive service-level agreements (SLAs) covering delivery, availability and network performance.

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Publisher	Cisco Systems	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	February 2005	Downloads	53
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Infrastructure Management, MPLS, VPNs

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