Ipsilon Networks

Ipsilon Networks

Ipsilon Networks was a computer networking company which specialised in IP switching. The company was important [ [http://www.netcraftsmen.net/welcher/papers/tagswitc.htm Cisco Tag Switching] , Peter J. Welcher] in the introduction of label switching and published early proposals [RFC 1953 - Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol Specification for IPv4] related to the subject. Label switching, known by Cisco Systems as tag switching at the time, was a technology which eventually became standardised as MPLS. The company did not manage to achieve the market share hoped for [ [http://www.networkworld.com/news/1997/1209ipsilon.html Nokia catches a falling Ipsilon] , Jim Duffy, Network World, 1997/12/09, verified 2006/03/08] and was purchased for $120 million by Nokia in 1997.

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* [http://web.archive.org/web/19970414155825/http://www.ipsilon.com/ Archive.org's image of Ipsilon's web site] taken several months prior to the acquisition by Nokia.


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