A Management Architecture for Layer 1 VPN Services

Neumar Malheiros; Edmundo Madeira; Fabio Verdi; Mauricio Magalhäes

3rd International ICST Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems

Research Article

A Management Architecture for Layer 1 VPN Services

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    author={Neumar Malheiros and Edmundo Madeira and Fabio Verdi and Mauricio Magalh\aa{}es},
    title={A Management Architecture for Layer 1 VPN Services},
    proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={BROADNETS},
    year={2006},
    month={10},
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    doi={10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374382}
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Neumar Malheiros
Edmundo Madeira
Fabio Verdi
Mauricio Magalhäes
Year: 2006
A Management Architecture for Layer 1 VPN Services
BROADNETS
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374382

Neumar Malheiros¹^,*, Edmundo Madeira¹^,*, Fabio Verdi²^,*, Mauricio Magalhäes²^,*

1: Institute of Computing, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO 6176 – 13083-970 – Campinas SP, Brazil
2: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO 6101 – 13083-970 – Campinas SP, Brazil

*Contact email: ncm@ic.unicamp.br, edmundo@ic.unicamp.br, verdi@dca.fee.unicamp.br, mauricio@dca.fee.unicamp.br

Abstract

A distributed control plane architecture enhances transport networks with dynamic and flexible connection control. As a result, it allows the provisioning of advanced connectivity services, like Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), on layer 1 switching networks. Such Layer 1 VPN (LI VPN) services enable multiple customer networks to share a single transport network. In this work, we propose an architecture for LI VPN management. Our approach has been to use Policy-Based Management (PBM) to provide customers with some level of control and management over their LI VPNs. We also present a prototype implemented to validate the proposed architecture and discuss implications of policies for LI VPN configuration management.

Published: 2006-10-05
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374382