EDN

Compare, design and deploy VPNs–A tutorial–Part II

Part I is a practical guide for using IPsec, MPLS Layer 3, L2TPv3, L2TPv2, AToM and SSL VPNs, so start here and then enjoy this segment. Service Provider Provisioned Site-to-Site VPNs Service provider ...
Ars Technica

MPLS with BGP and DMVPN as a backup

I'd like to use EIGRP or OSPF on the DMVPN, but I'd like the DMVPN to serve as a backup for our existing MPLS network which is using BGP. I've thought about creating a second DMVPN over the MPLS and ...
Network World

Understanding MPLS VPNs, Part II

The last post discussed the forwarding plane of MPLS VPN networks – in particular, how they remain private by maintaining separate information tables at each PE and connecting the traffic related to ...
Ars Technica

MPLS VPN and public IPs

We're in the process of switching to a new MPLS provider. With our old provider, we used point-to-point IP addresses between our CE and the PE in the RFC 1918 range. We also used only BGP AS numbers ...
techtarget

BGP tutorial: How the routing protocol works

This tutorial gives beginners and experts a detailed look at how BGP works, and offers simple and advanced BGP troubleshooting options. Follow along with these basic steps and commands so your ...
Light Reading

Redback Supports MPLS VPNs

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Redback Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: RBAK), a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking equipment, today announced BGP/MPLS VPN support for the SmartEdge™ 800 Router, ...
EDN

Compare, design, and deploy VPNs–A tutorial–Part I

A virtual private network (VPN) allows the provisioning of private network services for an organization or organizations over a public or shared infrastructure such as the Internet or service provider ...
Network World

Understanding MPLS VPNs, Part I

One of the most compelling drivers for MPLS in service provider networks is its support for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), in which the provider’s customers can connect geographically diverse sites ...