Abstract
MPLS and SD-WAN are technologies which ensure the quality of service in a different way. MPLS is a network technology which, with its method of routing the network packets, ensures the end-to-end service to users. On the other hand, SD-WAN ensures the global overview of the entire network and central managing thus enabling easy configuration or exchange of the already existing configuration system. The topic of this paper is analysis of these two network technologies by having them configured and simulated in the software tool GNS3. After that the analysis of the traffic network has been carried out. Regarding the ever-increasing development of the network technologies, an overview of the SD-WAN technology has been provided, as the new paradigm and its potential future applications.
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Grgurevic, I., Barišić, G., Stančić, A. (2021). Analysis of MPLS and SD-WAN Network Performances Using GNS3. In: Perakovic, D., Knapcikova, L. (eds) Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures. FABULOUS 2021. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 382. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78459-1_6
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