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L2TP and MPLS VPNīs

  • From: Robert Raszuk <rraszuk@cisco.com>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 18:07:22 -0700
  • CC: l2tp@ipsec.org, mpls@UU.NET
  • Organization: http://wwwin-mpls.cisco.com/


L2TP is mainly used as an access method to mpls-vpn network. There you
can also run IPSec if needed for encryption. I don't think that using it
inside your core which already is running mpls makes too much sens.

R.

> damjan.gautschi@ch.pwcglobal.com wrote:
> 
> how does L2TP work together with MPLS VPNīs?
> Can it be used to ensure additional security, and is it reasonable to
> interconnect different VNPīs trough L2-tunnels through a MPLS core?
> Is there an extension for l2tp in PPPoATM to make it work over/under MPLS?
> 
> I'd appreciate any insite into this issue that you can provide.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> damjan
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