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Title : Whither Layer 2 VPNs?
Author(s) : K. Kompella, R. Bonica
Filename : draft-kb-ppvpn-l2vpn-motiv-00.txt
Pages : 8
Date : 28-Feb-01
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) based on Frame Relay or ATM circuits
have been around a long time. While these VPNs work well, the costs
of maintaining separate networks for Internet traffic and VPNs and
the administrative burden of provisioning these VPNs have led Service
Providers to look for alternative solutions. In this document, we
review the good and bad of Layer 2 VPNs, and what it would take to
make them viable to a Service Provider.
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