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VPN solution - White flag ?

  • From: neil.2.harrison@bt.com
  • Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 08:33:24 -0000
  • Cc: egray@zaffire.com, mpls@UU.NET

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> All I can say that the usefulness of various alternatives is unlikely
> to be determined by the debates on this list, but is likely to be
> determined by the competition on the marketplace. With this in mind,
> what exactly are you trying to accomplish by continuing this debate ?
> 
> Yakov.
> 
	NH=> I agree.  My/BT take here is that we need L1, L2, MPLS and
IPSec solutions in our VPN portfolio.  So they are not mutually exclusive
and one is not 'right' over the other....depends on customer and
application.  If an operator chooses not to deploy all types then that is
OK, but then it is up to the operator/customer to decide if the customer
requirements can be met with whatever VPN technology is being used...so, in
addition to functionality, clarity on QoS and availability performance seems
essential (I have not fully understood this yet for latter 2).
	neil