Why SD-WAN does not replace MPLS
SD-WAN was sold as the end of MPLS. Ten years on, 90% of businesses use it and MPLS is still there. The explanation: they are not on the same level.
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Resources
Articles, documents and events to understand sdMPLS® and talk about it accurately.
Blog
The founding articles
Three articles to lay the groundwork. Publication then continues at a rate of two to four articles a month: SD-WAN and MPLS, SIP trunking, cloud for SMEs, deployment feedback.
What is a dedicated virtual backbone?
The VRB is a backbone router the customer controls, in a core network it does not own. What “dedicated” means here, and what it does not mean.
Read the article →What consultants should write in their tender specifications
Specifying “an MPLS network” or “an SD-WAN solution” closes the tender before opening it. How to describe the need in functional terms so that every family of solutions can compete.
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“The third way”
The reference white paper: why the MPLS-or-SD-WAN choice is a false dilemma, how a virtualised core network works, what a dedicated VRB changes for a multi-site business, and how to describe it in a tender.
Forthcoming. Register via the contact form (timeframe “Monitoring, no dated project”) to be notified of its publication.
Webinars
“MPLS, SD-WAN, sdMPLS: the real comparison”
The first webinar, co-hosted with a Powered by sdMPLS partner: going through the comparison criterion by criterion, seeing the VRB demonstrated and asking your questions.
No date has been set yet. Register your interest via the contact form: you will be notified of the first session.
Documents
Downloads
Documents published by Flex.eu, B2B telecom operator, designer and operator of sdMPLS. Currently available in French.
sdMPLS data sheet (2 pages)
Definition, architecture, comparison, standards. PDF, in French, free access.
Download (PDF)“Understanding sdMPLS” deck
The reference presentation, to explain the technology in a meeting. PDF, in French, free access.
Download (PDF)Tender-writing kit
For telecom consultancies and procurement advisors (AMO): model clauses, criteria grid, questions for operators. In French. Sent by email.
Receive the kit →Glossary and press
Glossary
Backbone, MPLS, SD-WAN, overlay, VXLAN/EVPN, SDO, sdMPLS, VRB, FTTH/FTTO, QoS, traffic engineering, AMO: the twelve core terms, each with its own anchor so it can be cited from any page.
See the glossary →Press room
Press kit, press releases, logos and visuals, press contact.
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