Re: MPLS and VLAN info

[Bora Akyol <akyol () akyol org>]

Unless you are encrypting traffic, the only security advantage of MPLS and
VLANS is circuit isolation like FR or ATM.

Personally, I like my traffic encrypted.

Bora


> From: Michael Long <mlong () sac verio net>
> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:00:03 -0800 (PST)
> To: nanog () merit edu
> Subject: MPLS and VLAN info
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> I need to educate some coworkers (who aren't all that familiar with
> networks) and my boss on the security advantages of MPLS and VLAN's. I
> guess I don't seem to be communiating it very well because they just don't
> get it. Can anyone point me to some good technical docs that specifically
> deal with some of the benefints of MPLS and VLAN's. Specifically security
> related would help.
>
> TIA,
>
> Michael Long