Some Observations on Network-based VPN Services

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Some Observations on Network-based VPN Services

NB-VPN Architecture Design Goals

Some Architecture Requirements

What is a Virtual Router?

VPN Tunneling

Scenario 1: VR to VR Direct Connectivity

Scenario 2: VPNs with Backbone VRs

Combination of VR Deployment Scenarios

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Membership and Topology Determination

VPN Information Discovery

Discovering VPN Information using BGP

Example of Auto-Discovery

Concept: Automatic per VPN Layer-2 Backdoor Link

Multiple Backbones Scenario

VPNs with Backdoor Links

PE with Multiple Service Providers

Multiprotocol VPNs (e.g., mixture IPv6/IPv4 based VPNs)

Per VPN Management if needed

VPN User Management/Operation

Scalability

Security

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Author: Rafael Portillo