Selecting MPLS VPN Services helps you analyze migration options, anticipate migration issues, and properly deploy IP/MPLS VPNs. Detailed configurations illustrate effective deployment while case studies present available migration options and walk you through the process of selecting the best option for your network. Part I addresses the business case for moving to an IP/MPLS VPN network, with a chapter devoted to the business and technical issues you should review when evaluating IP/MPLS VPN offerings from major providers. Part II inclues detailed deployment guidelines for the technologies used in the IP/MPLS VPN.
Chris Lews is a technical projects systems engineer in the Cisco Worldwide Service Provider Operations Group.
Chris Lewis has more than 18 years of experience in networking–enterprises, service providers and Cisco SystemsŪ. He is currently employed as a technical projects systems engineer in the Cisco Worldwide Service Provider Operations group.
Steve Pickavance has more than 14 years of experience in networking, working both with enterprises and with service providers. Steve spent six years in avariety of operations, engineering, and architecture roles at Cisco. He led the architecture team in Cisco IT EMEA for the MPLS VPN Next-Generation Network. He currently leads the Cisco EMEA Advisory Services Enterprise Architecture consulting practice. Steve now spends his time helping Cisco customers develop their Next Generation Infrastructure architectures.