What is MPLS and How Does it Work? | CBT Nuggets

In this video, CBT Nuggets trainer Jeremy Cioara covers Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). MPLS brings different advantages to customers and service providers. Learn about how MPLS works and how to configure a MPLS network today.

MPLS is a way of connecting your sites together. Sometimes difficult to explain, MPLS has different meanings if you’re talking from a service provider perspective or a customer perspective.

For customers who need to bridge sites that are 1,000 miles apart, with MPLS, they're treated like they're on the same network. The service provider’s cloud bridges the geographically separate sites through a private connection tunnelling through the cloud.

MPLS provides a 1-to-many relationship with ease, it ensures quality of service, and its labeling means traffic moves from site to site efficiently.

MPLS provides many different benefits to customers and service providers alike, follow along as Jeremy explains how it does its magic.

0:20: MPLS from a customer perspective
1:00: The customer benefits of interface independence
1:55: MPLS' 1-to-many relationship
2:40: Quality of Service
3:50: MPLS labeling for the customer and the provider

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[pepintechnlogy]

Jeremy is the coolest teacher. I could listen to him for hours. He can be very funny too. Entertaining and informative, he is the best.

[karanbagaria]

I missed listening to Jeremy after so long. He helped me through my CCNA, CCNP when I started out in my networking career. After listening to him, we felt Networking is the most exciting thing there. One of the best trainers ever!!!!

[thomaslam]

I work at a Tier 1 Global ISP, Fortune 100 and all that jazz.

But I owe my career to Jeremy.

If I ever meet him, I'm buying him a beer.
Now I train our new Engineers on MPLS, and this is the first video I send them to.

[kevinsmith-dnpx]

This guy got me through my CCNA! what a legend!!

[kwabenaapprey]

Jeremy, thank you for taking this complex topic and putting it into simple terms explaining the benefits for customers as well as service providers. Well done.

[arminfalcon]

Jeremy is as awesome as it can get, to be honest, I can't see a cooler teacher than Jeremy, I'm a huge fan ;)

[cbtnuggets]

Thanks for the feedback Mohammed and congratulations on completing your CCNA! #conquer

[wingsofsuspensionlifts]

this is the same guy that helped me get my MCITP which is now retired.... his voice is so easy to remember.

[pinkjellybon]

I can't believe how easily you explained it. I've been reading through sites trying to understand what MPLS is for hours. I'm so lucky I found your video! Bless you, laddy! :D

[petrosabajyan]

It's such a pleasure listening to Jeremy.

[NealDaringer]

I'm studying for Network+ and had no clue what MPLS was. Between this video and the comments I have something to wrap my head around. Fantastic video.

[emunyasa]

Jeremy is a great trainer and has a way of making the most complex of topics palatable....

[FRINDSHIPU]

I love this guy's lectures.. simply amzing.

[James_Knott]

A couple of points. MPLS is the new frame relay, in that it provides virtual circuits between points. Also a T1, often called DS1, is frequently emulated these days. I have put them over Ethernet over short haul microwave. Further, the multimedia benefit is becoming less important as the world moves to Ethernet over copper, fibre or radio. With the trend to move even residential customers to fibre, even xDSL is becoming less common.
BTW, I've been around long enough to remember when my employer retired their last revenue Morse wire. I've seen a lot of changes in that time. One of them was ATM, which was supposed to do a lot of what MPLS does. However, it never really took off beyond the phone companies.

[hellomansoor]

Hi Jeremy ...Yor are a Star Man finish my ccna and just today my ccnp exams from your video series ....

[CSCollections]

Jeremy, you are my favourite since 2011...when i first saw ccna nuggets. They way u teach...u rock..luv u sir!

[AhmedSaid-kzqf]

my best teacher jeremy with you my cisco world wil be nothing thanks again sir

[carlosmendes]

Wow, 11 years later but found it really informative!

[richardbarry]

i dont leave comments often, but i had to leave one with you. your explanation was so precise that it was exactly what I was hoping to get. freaking AWESOME. a little cheesy with the jokes, but you quickly dove into the topic. Thank you for the video

[JDavidFIG]

Excellent "package inspection" & "shipping label" analogy...it provides Layer 3 functionality @ Layer 2 speeds.