Selecting MPLS VPN Services
Selecting MPLS VPN Services
ISBN: 1587051915
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 136
Pages: 136
Authors: Chris Lewis, Steve Pickavance
- Selecting MPLS VPN Services
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Icons Used in This Book
- Command Syntax Conventions
- Introduction
- Part I: Business Analysis and Requirements of IPMPLS VPN
- Chapter 1. Assessing Enterprise Legacy WANs and IPVPN Migration
- Current State of Enterprise Networks
- Evolutionary Change of Enterprise Networks
- Acme, a Global Manufacturer
- New WAN Technologies for Consideration by Acme
- Convergence Services
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Assessing Service Provider WAN Offerings
- EnterpriseService Provider Relationship and Interface
- Investigation Required in Selecting a Service Provider
- Service Management
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Analyzing Service Requirements
- ApplicationBandwidth Requirements
- Backup and Resiliency
- Enterprise Segmentation Requirements
- Access Technologies
- QoS Requirements
- Subscriber Network QoS Design
- Security Requirements
- Multiprovider Considerations
- Extranets
- Case Study: Analyzing Service Requirements for Acme, Inc.
- Summary
- References
- Part II: Deployment Guidelines
- Chapter 4. IP Routing with IPMPLS VPNs
- Introduction to Routing for the Enterprise MPLS VPN
- Site Typifying WAN Access: Impact on Topology
- Case Study: BGP and EIGRP Deployment in Acme, Inc.
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Implementing Quality of Service
- Introduction to QoS
- QoS Tool Chest: Understanding the Mechanisms
- Building the Policy Framework
- IPVPN QoS Strategy
- Identification of Traffic
- QoS Requirements for Voice, Video, and Data
- The LAN Edge: L2 Configurations
- Case Study: QoS in the Acme, Inc. Network
- QoS Reporting
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 6. Multicast in an MPLS VPN
- Introduction to Multicast for the Enterprise MPLS VPN
- Mechanics of IP Multicast
- Multicast Deployment Models
- Multicast in an MPLS VPN Environment: Transparency
- Case Study: Implementing Multicast over MPLS for Acme
- What Happens When There Is No MVPN Support?
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 7. Enterprise Security in an MPLS VPN Environment
- Setting the Playing Field
- Comparing MPLS VPN Security to Frame Relay Networks
- Issues for Enterprises to Resolve When Connecting at Layer 3 to Provider Networks
- Basic Security Techniques
- Distributed DoS, Botnets, and Worms
- Case Study Selections
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 8. MPLS VPN Network Management
- The Enterprise: Evaluating Service Provider Management Capabilities
- The Enterprise: Managing the VPN
- The Service Provider: How to Meet and Exceed Customer Expectations
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 9. Off-Net Access to the VPN
- Remote Access
- IPsec Access
- Supporting Internet Access in IP VPNs
- Case Study Selections
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 10. Migration Strategies
- Network Planning
- Implementation Planning
- On-Site Implementation
- Case Study Selections
- Summary
- Part III: Appendix
- Appendix A. Questions to Ask Your Provider Regarding Layer 3 IPMPLS VPN Capability
- Coverage and Topology
- Customer Edge Router Management
- Network Access, Resiliency, and Load Balancing
- QoS Capability
- Multicast Capability
- Routing Protocol Capability
- Security
- Software Deployment Processes
- Inter-Provider IPVPN
- IPv6
- MTU Considerations
- Hosting Capability
- IP Telephony PSTN Integration
- IP Telephony Hosted Call Agent
- Remote and Dial Access
- Internet Access
- Other Network Services
- Index
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Selecting MPLS VPN Services
ISBN: 1587051915
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 136
Pages: 136
Authors: Chris Lewis, Steve Pickavance