Recently the US Department of Defense added Juniper Networks MX240-960, MX5-80, and the MX80-48T to the Unified Capabilities Approved Product List (UC APL) as MPLS capable, Assured Services Local Area Network (ASLAN) devices.

So why is this notable? And, so why does the Department of Defense need MPLS anyhow?

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