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[Robert Raszuk <raszuk@cisco.com>]

I am glad it works for you on site !!! But what you did is something
that should be called utilization of various media/protocols to access
VPNs not "VPNs interconnection" ;-).

R.

> Dan Jamison wrote:
> 
> I'm at a customer now.  We have implemented IPSec dial, IPSec tunnels
> from various CPE, and frame comming into the Cosine VRF.  The Cosine
> VRF is being used as a IPSec/MPLS gateway and also for access to the
> Internet for other Cisco VRFs (and IPSec connected sites) connected
> sites using our stateful firewall.
> 
> Dan Jamison
> Cosine NC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Garcia
> To: 'raszuk@cisco.com'; Chrysostomos Tziouvaras
> Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> Sent: 12/18/2001 10:34 AM
> Subject: RE: MPLS VPNs interconnection
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Well, Robert is right that this is not possible in the Cisco world.
> :-)
> 
> However, not naming any names, there is equipment available today
> (actually shipping !)
> that can interconnect BGP/MPLS VPNs (layer 3), IPSec VPNs, FR and ATM
> VPNs.  In Q1 of 2002, this equipment will also support layer 2 MPLS
> VPNs.
> 
> And it is built for the SP; that means it is carrier-class and
> scalable.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> _______
> Karl
> 
> Karl Garcia
> Sr. Mrkt. Engr.
> CoSine Communications, Inc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Raszuk [ mailto:raszuk@cisco.com
> <mailto:raszuk@cisco.com>
> ]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 4:10 AM
> To: Chrysostomos Tziouvaras
> Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> Subject: Re: MPLS VPNs interconnection
> 
> I don't think this is possible on the SP side.
> 
> Of course all of the below provide a concept of hub & spoke so at the
> Hub side of your customer you could interconnect the VPNs as you like.
> 
> R.
> 
> > Chrysostomos Tziouvaras wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> > can anyone provide me pointers to documentation about the
> interconnection
> > of VPNs that employ different technologies, such as layer 2 MPLS
> VPNs,
> 
> > layer 3 MPLS VPNs and traditional VPNs (eg FR or ATM VPNs).
> >
> > Regards
> > Chrysostomos
> >
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