What is VPLS?

VPLS stands for Virtual Private LAN Service, a means of providing Ethernet multi-point to multi-point communications over an IP MPLS network.  This technology allows Local Area Networks to be interconnected and appear as a single Ethernet LAN.  This allows geographically dispersed sites to share a single broadcast domain using pseudowires (see related blog entry). Advantages of VPLS: Lower latency Fast, secure and homogeneous network […]