1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,360 [AUDIO LOGO] 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:08,160 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:12,120 Hello, and welcome to Exploring MPLS. 4 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:15,270 In this skill, we're going to be jumping in and getting 5 00:00:15,270 --> 00:00:18,210 an introduction to a lot of the concepts 6 00:00:18,210 --> 00:00:21,180 that we need to deal with, with Multiprotocol Label 7 00:00:21,180 --> 00:00:24,070 Switching or MPLS. 8 00:00:24,070 --> 00:00:27,810 So we're going to start off with just a general overview 9 00:00:27,810 --> 00:00:32,070 of MPLS, the basic concepts, and why we want to use it 10 00:00:32,070 --> 00:00:35,010 and how the technology works just for those of you who may 11 00:00:35,010 --> 00:00:36,880 not be super familiar with it. 12 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:38,730 Then we're going to move on and take 13 00:00:38,730 --> 00:00:41,070 a look at how the labels themselves are actually 14 00:00:41,070 --> 00:00:41,910 structured. 15 00:00:41,910 --> 00:00:45,420 We'll talk about things like label stacks, how those work 16 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:46,960 and why we need them. 17 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,460 And then we'll talk about just from an introductory level, two 18 00:00:50,460 --> 00:00:52,140 of the advanced features that we need 19 00:00:52,140 --> 00:00:57,250 to be concerned with, with MPLS, VPNs, and traffic engineering. 20 00:00:57,250 --> 00:00:59,920 So we have a lot of fun stuff to talk about. 21 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:01,540 Let's jump in and get started. 22 00:01:01,540 --> 00:01:04,730 I'll see you in the next video. 23 00:01:04,730 --> 00:01:08,000