I'm just now digging deeper into current VPN technologies since I'm researching Qwest's PRN service. I'm awaiting a definitive answer from them but it appears that their PRN service is 2764-based, which apparently means it does not use MPLS like 2547-based VPNs. I'm curious about the implications of choosing one model over the other.
I thought the market trend was toward MPLS-based VPNs but 2764 seems to argue against that. What are the implications of choosing one model over the other? Are there any major drawbacks to either one that the other addresses? I'm also a little concerned about vendor choices. Nortel seems to be pushing 2764, while Cisco and possibly Juniper are pushing 2547 and MPLS. Is that correct? If so, is that really that important to the customer? Forgive me if these questions seem pretty vague. I'm still learning about the technologies involved and I'm not very familiar with the specifics and the terminology. I'll put in a plug here for Howard's book _Building Service Provider Networks_. Among a number of things it discusses some of these VPN technologies and has been very helpful the last couple of days during my research. John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=73048&t=73048 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
