InterVLAN VPNs over a high performance optical testbed

Author

Saad, Tarek ; Alawieh, Basel ; Mouftah, Hussein T.

Author_Institution

Opt. Network Res. Lab., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

2005

fDate

23-25 Feb. 2005

Firstpage

221

Lastpage

229

Abstract

In this paper, we present the Optical Networks Research Laboratory (ONRL) Gigabit Ethernet fiberoptic network test-bed. Using this testbed, we consider two cases of provisioning secure and reliable connections for geographically disperse customer-based VLANs over a publicly shared network: 1) using Stacked VLANs (SVLAN) and 2) using L2-VPNs over IP/MPLS core network. We demonstrate the steps taken to install and configure an operational survivable virtual private network (VPN) service built over the ONRL metro-testbed. Finally, we present results of experiments conducted to study the protection and restoration schemes implemented using the previously mentioned scenarios.

Keywords

IP networks; multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre LAN; telecommunication security; virtual private networks; Gigabit Ethernet fiberoptic network test-bed; IP network; L2-VPN; MPLS core network; ONRL; Optical Networks Research Laboratory; SVLAN; geographically disperse customer-based interVLAN; publicly shared network; secure-reliable connection; stacked VLAN; virtual private network; Ethernet networks; Laboratories; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical packet switching; Telecommunication network reliability; Telecommunication traffic; Virtual private networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, 2005. Tridentcom 2005. First International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2219-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TRIDNT.2005.22

Filename

1386198