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Is MPLS based VPN really feasible in real world situation?

  • From: Yu Ning
  • Date: Mon Dec 04 19:38:05 2000 
Hi Nanog,

We've noticed that Global one has already begin to sell its MPLS based VPN,
but we heard the Cisco people says that MPLS can't be widely deployed. Does
anyone know any further detail of Global one's MPLS based VPN, is it real?
Any additional operational cost than traditional VPN ?
 
Here is the Glob alone news.


Today's focus: Good times for Global One

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By Denise Pappalardo

Global One last week was tooting its own horn. The company 
announced that it inked deals with more than 20 "major 
multinational companies in the U.S., Europe, South America and 
Asia.All of these new customers are using Global One's Global 
IP VPN service that's based on Multiprotocol Label Switching 
technology. 

Some of the 20 new customers include Renault Spain, Agrupacion 
Mutual Aseguradora and Sysigsa.

Global IP VPN service is available in 35 countries: Argentina, 
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, 
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, 
Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New 
Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Singapore, 
South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.S., United Kingdom 
and Venezuela. 

The service uses Cisco 7500 series routers that support MPLS 
for advanced traffic engineering, which allows users to set 
priority levels for various types of traffic.  

The service runs over France Telecom's global terabit fiber 
optic network that connects 250 cities in 16 European 
countries. France Telecom, which is now the sole owner of 
Global One, also recently announced that it is building a 
15,000-mile fiber-optic network in North America that will span 
28 cities. 

The service provider offers another version of its Global IP 
VPN service that runs over its frame relay network in 75 
countries. 


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(Mr.) Yu Ning, Chief Eng.
Internet Network Product Dep.
Data Com. Bureau, China Telecom
Beijing, P.R.C. +86-10-62072357/54
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(Mr.) Yu Ning, Chief Eng.
Internet Network Product Dep.
Data Com. Bureau, China Telecom
Beijing, P.R.C. +86-10-62072357/54
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