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Re: MPLS VPNs or not?


From: Dave Israel <davei () biohazard demon digex net>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:18:25 -0400


On 8/7/2001 at 15:50:00 -0400, Fletcher E Kittredge said:

1980   X.25

Still in use worldwide, 21 years later.

1984    OSI

Usable parts adapted for IP use. 

1991    ATM

Running DSL circuits everywhere (though not for much longer, at
this rate.) Not to mention voice and video, and even some IP
backbones.

2000   MPLS

Yep.

You missed Frame Relay, PPP, SONET, a bunch of other protocols, and
making any sort of point... unless you're trying to say some protocols
do better than others, which is a given.

-- 
Dave Israel
Senior Manager, IP Backbone
Intermedia Business Internet


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