Virtual private networks

Author

Venkateswaran, R.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol. Bell Lab., USA

Volume

20

Issue

1

fYear

2001

Firstpage

11

Lastpage

15

Abstract

A virtual private network (VPN) can help resolve many of the issues associated with today´s private networks. A VPN facilitates an agile IT infrastructure. Global VPNs enable connectivity to all locations anywhere in the world at a fraction of the cost of dedicated links. VPN services enable remote access to the intranet at significantly lower cost, thus enabling support for a mobile workforce. Additionally, the VPN architecture support a reliable authentication mechanism to provide easy access to the intranet from anywhere using any available access media including analog modems, ISDN, cable modems, DSL and wireless. There are primarily three types of VPN services: (1) local area network (LAN) interconnect VPN services, (2) dial-up VPN services, and (3) Ethernet VPN services

Keywords

intranets; local area networks; telecommunication services; DSL; Ethernet VPN services; ISDN; IT infrastructure; LAN; LAN interconnect VPN services; VPN architecture; analog modems; cable modems; dial-up VPN services; extranet; global VPN; intranet; local area network; reliable authentication mechanism; virtual private networks; Communication system control; Companies; Costs; Integrated circuit interconnections; Modems; Portable computers; Productivity; Telecommunication network topology; Telecommunication traffic; Virtual private networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/45.913204

Filename

913204