North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: MPLS VPNs or not?
On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 08:33:52AM -0400, Daniel Golding wrote: > > Randy and Vijay are completely correct - 2547 is nothing but bad news. Right. > The > comments about MPLS VPN security seem a little out of place - they could > easily apply to Frame relay, for that matter. And nothing is stopping folks > from encrypting anything they want. The story is quite good, though - the > vendors are pushing 2547, some in the service provider community are > listening, and they will end up regreting it. Why? > L2 MPLS VPNs, like CCC and > Martini will one day provide a very nice alternative to Frame and ATM, but > there is neither a market for, nor a scalable, safe way to deliver 2547. Really. Based on what sort of market research and backup material? -- Christian Kuhtz <[email protected]> -wk, <[email protected]> -hm Sr. Architect, Engineering & Architecture, BellSouth.net, Atlanta, GA, U.S. "I speak for myself only.""
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