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MPLS VPN Technology

MPLS VPN Technology. Introducing VPNs. Outline. Overview Traditional Router-Based Network Connectivity Advantages of VPNs VPN Terminology What Are the VPN Implementation Models? What Are Overlay VPN Technologies? What Are Peer-to-Peer VPN Technologies? What Are the Benefits of VPNs?

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MPLS VPN Technology

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  1. MPLS VPN Technology Introducing VPNs

  2. Outline • Overview • Traditional Router-Based Network Connectivity • Advantages of VPNs • VPN Terminology • What Are the VPN Implementation Models? • What Are Overlay VPN Technologies? • What Are Peer-to-Peer VPN Technologies? • What Are the Benefits of VPNs? • What Are the Drawbacks of VPNs? • Summary

  3. Traditional Router-Based Networks • Traditional router-based networks connect customer sites through routers connected via dedicated point-to-point links.

  4. Virtual Private Networks • VPNs replace dedicated point-to-point links with emulated point-to-point links sharing common infrastructure. • Customers use VPNs primarily to reduce their operational costs.

  5. VPN Terminology

  6. VPN Terminology (Cont.)

  7. VPN Implementation Models • VPN services can be offered based on two major models: • Overlay VPNs, in which the service provider provides virtual point-to-point links between customer sites • Peer-to-peer VPNs, in which the service provider participates in the customer routing

  8. Overlay VPNs: Hub-and-Spoke Topology

  9. Overlay VPNs:Redundant Hub-and-Spoke Topology

  10. Overlay VPNs:Layer 2 Implementation • This is the traditional switched WAN solution: • The service provider establishes Layer 2 virtual circuits between customer sites. • The customer is responsible for all higher layers.

  11. Overlay VPNs:IP Tunneling • VPN is implemented with IP-over-IP tunnels: • Tunnels are established with GRE or IPsec. • GRE is simpler (and quicker); IPsec provides authentication and security.

  12. Overlay VPNs:Layer 2 Forwarding • VPN is implemented with PPP-over-IP tunnels. • VPN is usually used in access environments (dialup, digital subscriber line).

  13. The service provider infrastructure appears as point-to-point links to customer routes. Routing protocols run directly between customer routers. The service provider does not see customer routes and is responsible only for providing point-to-point transport of customer data. Overlay VPNs:Layer 3 Routing

  14. Peer-to-Peer VPNs:Implementation Techniques

  15. Peer-to-Peer VPNs:Packet Filters

  16. Peer-to-Peer VPNs:Controlled Route Distribution

  17. Benefits of VPN Implementations • Overlay VPN: • Well-known and easy to implement • Service provider does not participate in customer routing • Customer network and service provider network are well-isolated • Peer-to-peer VPN: • Guarantees optimum routing between customer sites • Easier to provision an additional VPN • Only sites provisioned, not links between them

  18. Drawbacks of VPN Implementations • Overlay VPN: • Implementing optimum routing requires a full mesh of virtual circuits. • Virtual circuits have to be provisioned manually. • Bandwidth must be provisioned on a site-to-site basis. • Overlay VPNs always incur encapsulation overhead. • Peer-to-peer VPN: • The service provider participates in customer routing. • The service provider becomes responsible for customer convergence. • PE routers carry all routes from all customers. • The service provider needs detailed IP routing knowledge.

  19. Summary • Traditional router-based networks connect via dedicated point-to-point links. • VPNs use emulated point-to-point links sharing a common infrastructure. • The two major VPN models are overlay VPN and peer-to-peer VPN. • Overlay VPNs use well-known technologies and are easy to implement. • Overlay VPN virtual circuits must be provisioned manually. • Peer-to-peer VPNs guarantee optimum routing between customer sites. • Peer-to-peer VPNs require that the service provider participate in customer routing.

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