Layer 2 VPN Architectures is a comprehensive guide to consolidating network infrastructures and extending VPN services. The book opens by discussing Layer 2 VPN applications utilizing both AToM and L2TPv3 protocols and comparing Layer 3 versus Layer 2 provider-provisioned VPNs. In addition to describing the concepts related to Layer 2 VPNs, this book provides an extensive collection of case studies that show you how these technologies and architectures work. The case studies include both AToM and L2TPv3 and reveal real-world service provider and enterprise design problems and solutions with hands-on configuration examples and implementation details.

Part 1 Foundation
Part 2 Layer2 Protocol Primer
Part 3 Any Transport over MPLS
Part 4 Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version
Part 5 Additional Layer 2 VPN Architectures

Appendix L2TPv3 AVP Attribute
Index