VPN Manager for BGP/MPLS VPNs (RFC 2547)
Data Connection's VPN Manager software is an extension to DC-BGP. It provides VPN routing and forwarding software that facilitates the implementation of BGP/MPLS VPNs. In conjunction with DC-MPLS, and possibly other routing protocols (eg DC-OSPF, DC-ISIS, and DC-RIP), it provides a complete VPN control plane solution for CE and PE routers.
Click on the links for further details on BGP/MPLS VPNs and other MPLS-enabled VPN solutions.
The VPN Manager software coordinates VPN activities including
- providing flexible internet access to all VPNs
- leaking VRF table routes into the provider's network, under the control of local policy, for example to enable individual VPN addresses to be advertised to the internet
- requesting labels from DC-MPLS Label Manager and passing them to other PE routers using DC-BGP
- implementing the VPN-MIB
(draft-ietf-ppvpn-mpls-vpn-mib, plus extensions for configuring the VPNs and defining policies for route propagation) - implementing the BGP-MPLS IP VPN extension for IPv6 VPN (draft-ietf-l3vpn-bgp-ipv6).
The diagram below shows the architecture of a PE router providing VPN routing and forwarding using DC-VPN Manager.
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