Accipiter Systems has been awarded a grant by the Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse for OPNET Modeling and simulation of Large Scale MPLS Computer Networks.  The proposed research will analyze and complete three worst cases, large scale MPLS simulation scenarios.

MPLS (Multi-Protocol Labeled Switching) will be the protocol of focus for this research.  MPLS combines the properties of virtual circuits common in switch architectures with IP datagrams common in router architectures.  MPLS combines the concepts of switching and routing.  MPLS-enabled routers forward packets using short, fixed-length labels, which have local significance, through a forwarding paradigm called label swapping.

The Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse is a nonprofit organization whose members include the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a consortium of member firms, and three leading Pennsylvania Universities.