The Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Forum and the Frame Relay Forum (FRF) will merge. The combined organization will be known initially as the MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance. Andrew G. Malis, chairman and president of the MPLS Forum, said Frame Relay has enjoyed enormous success as an access protocol, and with the growth of MPLS in service provider core networks, the two have already demonstrated a natural synergy. http://www.mplsforum.orghttp://www.frforum.com
The MPLS Forum was formed in March 2000.
The Frame Relay Forum was incorporated in May 1991.
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You just read about Frame Relay. Here is what it replaced:
SMDS served 1991–1990. What ultimately replaced it?
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