Overview

Equant IP VPN

Frank Kieffer
Professional Services

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Agenda

Introduction to IP VPN
Equant IP VPN Service Description
Key customer benefits
Introduction to IP VPN
What is an IP VPN?

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• A secure, shared infrastructure over a private domain
network managed by a service provider or over the
public Internet

IP VPN
• A VPN network that uses the standard TCP/IP
protocol suite
IP VPN Segmentation
3 Ways to Build an IP VPN

MPLS-based
Internet-based Frame Relay
or CPE-based
or Network-based or ATM-based
IP VPN IP VPN IP VPN

Value Added VA services VA services VA services

Encryption IP Sec box IP Sec box

IP Sec
CPE
CPE
Managed IP CPE Managed “IP” CPE
+
Network Internet MPLS IP VPN Frame Relay / ATM

MPLS:
• A built-in network infrastructure for
enhanced customer IP VPN solutions
• A flexible solution to introduce high
security and Value Added services
Optional
Mandatory
Service Overview
A Comparison of IP VPN Technologies

IPSec-based IP VPN

high
ATM MPLS-
Performance
Availability Frame based
Security Relay IP VPN
Reliability

IP VPN
Technologies
positioned with
their capabilities

Public
Internet
low

low high
Scalability
Flexibility Simplicity Limits
Equant IP VPN
Service Description Overview

Global market leader in MPLS-based

VPN services

Launched in 1999; first MPLS VPN service

Used today by more than 550 companies

(Bacardi, BBC Worldwide, Yazaki, BHP
Billiton, Danone, British American Tobacco,
Maersk Data…) around the world with over
12,000 connections

Integrated with service portfolio, including

remote dial access, dedicated Internet
access, Voice and Video over IP, and IPSec

Service availability in over 140 countries with

over 1000 PoPs
Service Overview
IP Cloud MNC Subsidiary
or Partner SME
MNC Headquarters

PBX

Remote User

Private Domain

Equant IP VPN
(MPLS based) IP Sec Gateway
Equant IP Dial

MNC Subsidiary Public Domain

or Partner SME Equant
Secure
Equant
Gateway Internet Direct
Messaging
Services
Equant
Application
Equant Hosting MNC Supplier
Server
Hosting

A single connection for your intranet, extranet and Internet needs

Key Features

IP VPN Plug: Simplicity and flexibility

Full secured VPN

Variety of access methods

COS management (application-awareness)

Integrated solution for voice, video, private data, Internet

Enhanced Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Customer service management

Contingency solutions
IP VPN Plug
A Complete Package of Managed Services

Simplicity and flexibility

• The requested bandwidth for each
site (IP bandwidth)

• Traffic management through

Class Of Service

• Any-to-any connectivity within the

customer’s VPN

• Associated reporting and SLA

• Integration of voice, video, private

data, and Internet
MPLS VPN Security
Full Secured VPN

Cisco MPLS based VPNs: Equivalent to the

Security of Frame Relay and ATM

Miercom, March 30, 2001

http://www.mier.com/reports/cisco/MPLS-VPNs.pdf
Variety of Access Methods
Voice Gateways
for Off-net PSTN
Layer 1 & 2 services
dedicated access

Voice
TM
PSTN & ISDN
LL , FR & A PS
dial access ve IP TN
Na t i

Core Equant
Backbone IP VPN et
e r n
ISDN Int
lic
PSTN Pub

ADSL

Internet access
Network with IPSec
Access Broadband ADSL Internet
Server Access broadband access Gateway tunneling
Server
IP Bandwidth
• Inferior or equal to the physical leased line access speed
• A flexible parameter for the site sizing
• From 8 kbps up to 50 Mbps

ATM Access FR Access Direct Access

Behavior Behavior Behavior

LL
CIR = 100% FR or ATM
IP Bandwidth Flexible
PCR = SCR
of IP bandwidth encapsulation Bandwidth parameter
up to the
LL bandwidth
PCR: Peak Cell Rate
SCR: Sustainable Cell Rate
CIR: Comitted Information Rate
IP Service Types
Customer’s Sites Segmentation Into 3 Cases

A customer IP VPN Network can be

composed of a mix of IP service types
• SILVER – Unique COS SILVER GOLD
– 100% of the IP bandwidth
No traffic Data traffic
prioritization prioritization
• GOLD – Data Classes Of Service
(1 COS) (Up to 3 COS)
Standard COS profiles
– 60% - D1, 30% - D2, 10% - D3
– 66% - D1, 33% - D2
– 100% - D2
PLATINUM
• PLATINUM – Multimedia
Data + Multimedia
– Voice class
prioritization (Up
– Video class to 3+2 COS)
– + Gold standard profiles

• Flexible options
IP Service Types
COS Management

Data classes D1, D2 and D3

• CB-WFQ for all classes (relative weight = relative priority in case of
congestion)
• No layer 3 shaping: Each data class can use up to the IP bandwidth
• No more Frame Relay facilities: Traffic always limited to the IP
bandwidth
Voice class – RT-vo
• LLQ – Real-time class (highest priority)
• Flexible size up to 75% of the IP bandwidth
• Policed
• Data classes limited to IP bandwidth – MM traffic in case of congestion
Video class – RT-vi
• CB-WFQ (specific weight = highest priority in case of congestion) –
Video specific sizing
• Layer 3 shaping: Protect and keep the IP bandwidth for data classes.
Traffic always limited to the configured bandwidth for video traffic

CB-WFQ: Class Based – Weighted Fair Queuing

LLQ: Low Latency Queuing
COS Management
Behavior in Case of Congestion (Example)

From uncontrolled To statistical distribution on

usage Application Aware “Tool” the access via Congestion
COS Management CE - PE Management
Voice

Voice
class
Absolute Priority
Video

Video
class Very High Priority

IP Bandwidth
SNA
Data
traffic
D1 class
Messaging
60% D1: Priority – weight 6
Intranet Web

D2 class
30% D2: Priority – weight 3
HTTP / FTP
D3 class
10% D3: Priority – weight 1
No Priority (in this case, part of
Application classification the D3 traffic can be dropped)
determined by the customer
Key Customer Benefits
Global reach
• Unmatched, globally consistent network coverage
Simplicity – flexibility
• Fully managed IP VPN plug, built-in access to all Equant IP
VPN value added services and the Internet using a single
physical connection
Security
• Equant IP VPN guards your critical applications from
compromise, slow downs and denial of service attacks.
A built-in network security through a unique MPLS architecture
Value and cost effectiveness
• Low total cost of ownership for improved bottom line
performance quality
• Application-specific performance, backed by SLAs and award-
winning customer service
• Bandwidth optimization through CoS Management
Scalability
• Equant IP VPN easily adapts as your e-business requirements
grow in complexity, volume and international scope
End-to-end management
• Local presence, multi language support, customer services
supplying all products