Virtual Private Networking: A View From the Trenches
Bruce Perlmutter, Jonathan Zarkower · 1999
1. Introduction. Networking 101. An Abridged Evolution of the Internet. So What Is a VPN Anyway? Goals of This Book. 2. The Networking Evolution to VPNs. Voice VPNs. Wide Area Branch Office and Backbone Networks. Remote Access. Electronic Commerce. SNA Networks. The Internet and IP. Conclusions. 3. The Business Case for VPNs. The Enterprise Customer. From the Service Provider's Perspective. 4. Tunneling. VPN Models. VPN Tunneling Protocols. 5. VPN Products and Solutions. Software-Based VPN Solutions. Hardware-Based VPN Solutions. Service Provider.located VPN Products. Summary. 6. The Enterprise Environment for VPNs. Authentication Services. Public Key Infrastructure. The Lightweight Directory Protocol (LDAP). Address management. Name Services. Quality of Service. Fixed Qos Mechanism: Entry Priority, Queueing, Shaping, and Preprovisioning. Summary. 7. The Service Provider Environment for VPNs. A Large-scale L2TP Deployment. Modem Provisioning and Dial Number Planning. Pricing Models and Billing Services. Network Management. VPN Provisioning. Summary. 8. A Look Ahead. Cellular Telephony and VPNs. VPN Applications in Broadband Access Networks. Multicasting Protocols in the VPN Environment. Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). IP Version 6-IPv6. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Biometric Authentication Methods. Summary. The Light at the End of the Tunnel. Index.