MPLS VS INTERNET

MPLS vs INTERNET

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Comparison Table : MPLS vs INTERNET

Below table describes the difference between MPLS and Internet:

PARAMETERS	MPLS	INTERNET
Carriers	Single carrier provides MPLS connectivity for all the locations	Not limited to single carrier. Different locations can be connected through various carriers for communication.
Packet delivery and prioritization	Packet prioritization and delivery including end to end delay can be guaranteed by the MPLS provider	No guarantee of Packet delivery and prioritization. Infact is delivered on best effort basis.
Voice and video communication	MPLS is preferred for voice and video communication since it gives priority to delay sensitive traffic and fosters packet delivery	Internet is less preferred choice for voice and video communication since packet delivery is on best effort basis with no QOS to support low latency.
SLA adherence and availability	SLA is defined and availability of service is high	SLA is not or partially defined and availability of service is lower than MPLS.
Cost	High cost	Much lower cost than MPLS
Communication & Traffic encryption	Since provider carries Customer traffic via VRF (MPBGP) based logical Routing separation, as a general case there is no need to encrypt traffic while communicating between customer location via MPLS provider	Since there is no mechanism to secure customer traffic over Internet, VPN need to be run over Internet to encrypt traffic in order to perform communication across customer location securely.
Traffic Engineering	Possible	Not possible
Information Security	High	Low
Traffic Routing control	MPLS provider has higher control on traffic Routing.	Customer has higher control on traffic Routing of Internet traffic
Performance and Speed	Reliable performance and bandwidth	Variation in performance and bandwidth
Additional security posture	As a general case no need to introduce additional set of Firewall or other security device to protect customer network.	Customer are exposed directly to the unsecured Internet which means that customer needs to introduce security infrastructure like firewall to protect the network.
Manpower to control traffic Routing	Limited manpower to support, maintain and secure MPLS network. Carrier/ Provider performs the tasks.	Manpower with routing and Security skill set required to support, maintain and secure network.
SOURCE: https://ipwithease.com/mpls-vs-internet/

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