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Jun 29, 2022 · Fundamentals
VXLAN vs MPLS: Why VXLAN Is Gaining Preference in Metro and Wide‑Area Networks
The article compares VXLAN and MPLS, explaining their underlying virtualization concepts, cost and operational differences, and demonstrates why VXLAN is increasingly favored over MPLS for metro‑area and wide‑area network deployments due to lower hardware costs, simpler engineering, and flexible overlay capabilities.
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