H31-341_V2.5 · Question #888
MPLS is not a service or application. It is actually a tunneling technology.
The correct answer is A. True. Option A is correct because MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) is a packet-forwarding mechanism that works by attaching short labels to packets and directing them along pre-established Label Switched Paths (LSPs) - essentially virtual tunnels through the network - rather than…
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MPLS is not a service or application. It is actually a tunneling technology.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(55 responses)- A80% (44)
- B20% (11)
Explanation
Option A is correct because MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) is a packet-forwarding mechanism that works by attaching short labels to packets and directing them along pre-established Label Switched Paths (LSPs) - essentially virtual tunnels through the network - rather than performing hop-by-hop IP routing lookups. It operates beneath the application and service layers, functioning as infrastructure that other services (like VPNs or QoS) can ride on top of.
Option B is wrong because MPLS is definitively not a service or end-user application - it doesn't deliver content or functionality to users directly; it's a network-layer forwarding technology that enables efficient, scalable traffic engineering.
Memory tip: Think of MPLS as the "railroad tracks" of a network - the tracks themselves aren't a service or destination, they're the tunneling infrastructure that trains (data) ride through to reach services and applications faster.
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