VPN Introduction
- VPN Technologies: Definitions and Requirements - vpnc.org
- The Latest in VPNs Part I - Chris Metz
- The Latest in VPNs Part II - Chris Metz
- VPN Technologies: A Comparison - DataConnection
- Scalability Implications of VPNs- Alcatel
- Evolution of VPN and its implications for Mobile phone security - Nokia
Tunneling Technologies
- RFC 3931 : Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TPv3) Version 2 l2tpext Charter
- RFC 2784 : Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) RFC 2890 : GRE Extns
- RFC 2003 : IP Encapsulation within IP (IP-in-IP)
- RFC 2401 : Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol (IPsec) ipsec Charter
- RFC 3031 : Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture (MPLS) mpls Charter
Secure VPNs
- RFC 4346 : The Transport Layer Security Protocol tls Charter
- SSL 3.0 Specification Analysis of SSL 3.0 protocol Inductive analysis of TLS
- RFC 2401 : Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol (IPsec) Links
- IPSec Virtual Private Networks in Depth - Cisco Systems
Trusted VPNs
Traditional
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) ATM Forum
- Frame Relay Frame Relay Forum
- Current
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- Provider Provisioned VPN terminology
Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3)
- Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge to Edge (pwe3) Charter
- RFC 3985 : Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Architecture
- RFC 4446 : IANA Allocations for pseudo Wire Edge to Edge Emulation (PWE3)
- RFC 4619 : Frame Relay over Pseudo-Wires
- RFC 4717 : Encapsulation Methods for Transport of ATM Over IP and MPLS Networks
- EFC 4448 : Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet Frames Over IP/MPLS Networks
- Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (l2vpn) Charter
- RFC 4664 : Framework for Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (L2VPNs)
- RFC 4761 : Virtual Private LAN Service using BGP
- RFC 4762 : Virtual Private LAN Services using LDP
- Tutorials
- Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Technical Overview - VPLS.org
- Demystifying Virtual Private LAN Service - Henry Yu
- Cisco MPLS VPLS Deployment Overview
- Cisco MPLS VPLS Application Note
Layer 2 VPNs
Layer 3 VPNs
- Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks (l3vpn) Charter
- RFC 4110 : Framework for Layer 3 PPVPNs
- RFC 4364 : BGP/MPLS VPNs
- ID : Network based IP VPN Architecture using Virtual Routers
- Tutorials
- BGP/MPLS VPN Fundamentals - Juniper Networks
- BGP/MPLS VPN Hierarchical and Recursive Applications - Juniper Networks
- Keep it Simple with BGP/MPLS VPN - Lambdanet
- Configuring a Basic MPLS VPN - Cisco Systems
- Virtual Private Network Consortium -- VPNC
- VPN Labs
- VPLS.ORG - VPLS News and Technology
- 1. MPLS based VPNs by Peter Tomsu, et al
- 2. MPLS and VPN Architectures, Vol 1 by Ivan Pepelnjak, et al
- 3. MPLS and VPN Architectures, Vol 2 by Ivan Pepelnjak, et al
- 4. L2TP by Richard Shea
- 5. IPSec by Naganand Doraswamy, Dan Harkins
- 6. SSL and TLS by Eric Rescorla
- 7. ATM Basics by Miroslaw Wasniowski
- 8. Cisco Frame Relay Solutions Guide by Jonathan Chin
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