Collaboration is key in the information economy. Your employees need to share data and simultaneously work together in workgroup applications. The Level 3® VPLS offering, or Virtual Private LAN Service, is a Layer 2 Ethernet service that allows sites in different locations to easily interact over a wide area as part of a single meshed network.
Level 3 Communications provides the VPLS offering on our industry-leading multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network. The service allows you to fully control routing using dynamic class-of-service tagging. And because the service is Ethernet transparent, you can rely on VPLS to carry any type on Ethernet traffic; not just IP-based protocols.
VPLS Service Details
- Connectivity – Any-to-any connectivity enables maximum performance and value.
- Security – Designed for privacy and security on a purpose-built MPLS core.
- Flexible classes of service – Support your performance and optimize traffic handling.
- Bandwidth – We support your needs for flexible bandwidth and CoS allocation per-port.
- Speeds – Service is available at speeds ranging from DS-1 up to Gigabit.
- Access technologies – Multiple access technologies help maximize last-mile access utility.
- Easy-to-use web tools – With the Level(3)EnabledSM Portal, you have the ability to remotely monitor port utilization, view order detail, view and download invoices and billing detail, and access escalation lists and reports.
VPLS Benefits
- Designed for Flexibility and Cost Effectiveness: Level 3’s VPN-based services allow you to choose from flexible flat-rate or usage-rate billing. Users can have a high bandwidth connection, yet only pay for the capacity that is actually used.
- Control for Security and Service Quality: Our Ethernet VPLS solution gives you comprehensive, private control over network routing, and lets you specify CoS tiers for your applications to support their performance.
- Engineered for Reliability and Performance: The fully meshed capability of the VPLS offering supports resilient connectivity between all sites, providing the LAN-WAN infrastructure for application convergence.
For more information on our Virtual Private LAN Service, download the Level 3 VPLS Brochure.
