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MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)

Term
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)

Abbreviation
MPLS

Definition
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a type of data-carrying technique for high-performance telecommunications networks that directs data from one network node to the next based on short path labels rather than long network addresses, avoiding complex lookups in a routing table.

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