RE: AVPN vs MPLS WAN

["Spence, H J" <james.spence () verizonbusiness com>]

No typo

It an ATT MPLS offering. I was wondering if there is a true security advantage to it like encryption. Or is it just a 
way to get MPLS technology across ATM since I see it offered with OC 192 domestic.


Regards,
 
James Spence
CISSP CISM CEH PCI-QSA
Verizon Business Security Solutions
213-220-6680
james.spence () verizonbusiness com

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of ? aditya mukadam ?
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 10:40 PM
To: Spence, H J
Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: AVPN vs MPLS WAN

Hmm ...im hearing it for the first time 'AVPN'.  Hope its not a typo
for A VPN :-)

Thanks,
Aditya Govind Mukadam

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:17 AM, Spence, H J
<james.spence () verizonbusiness com> wrote:
> I am looking for a comparison of AVPN and MPLS for a security
> assessment. Does any one have an experience with assessing AVPN in a Sec
> audit?
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> Specifically:
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> What is AVPN?
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> What does the AVPN product add to MPLS?
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> Is it end to end encrypted like VPN?
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> Thanks
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> James

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