MPLS
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. The labels identify virtual links (paths) between
distant nodes rather than endpoints. MPLS can encapsulate packets of
various network protocols, hence its name “multiprotocol”. MPLS
supports a range of access technologies, including T1/E1, ATM, Frame
Relay, and DSL ———–[wiki]