Join Ixia and other leading technology companies on June 16, 2011, for a Light Reading webinar focusing on the primary drivers for the deployment of MPLS-TP technology; key applications for which MPLS-TP could prove attractive; and hurtles to overcome for large-scale deployment. The Webinar will include thought-leader panelists from Ixia, Cisco, ECI Telecom, Ericsson, and MetaSwitch. Service provider needs to streamline operations and simplify converged networks are driving the development of MPLS-TP standards and solutions. MPLS-TP is designed as a low-cost Level 2 technology that supports connection-oriented packet transport services with a similar degree of predictability, reliability, and OAM (operations, administration and maintenance) found in existing transport networks. Read more »