Frame%20Relay,%20ATM%20and%20VPN

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Frame Relay, ATM and VPN

• Metropolitan Area Ethernet Overview

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Packet-Switched Services

• Offered by Carriers
• X.25
• Old, slow, and not sufficiently cheaper than
  frame relay
• Frame Relay
• Speeds in main range of user demand
• Attractive prices
• Dominates the market today
• ATM
• High speeds and costs

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X.25 Packet-Switched Data Networks

• Oldest packet switched network service (1970s)
• Low speed (maximum around 64 kbps)
• Mature easy to implement
• Uses PVCs
• Reliable service, so latency in transmission
• Mostly replaced by Frame Relay

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Frame Relay Packet-Switched Data Networks

• Software upgrade to X.25 switches
• Uses PVCs
• Unreliable, so much faster on same switches
• Good speed range 56 kbps - 40 Mbps Meets most
  corporate needs (most under 2 Mbps)
• Grew rapidly in the 90s, to equal leased line
  WANs in terms of market share (about 40)
• Best-selling packet switched network service

See more here.
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ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)

• Offers very high speeds 622 Mbps, 2.5 Gbps to 40
  Gbps. Speeds are beyond most corporate needs
  today and high costs.
• Connection-oriented (PVCs), unreliable
• Quality of Service (QOS) guarantees critical
  traffic
• Minimize latency (delays)
• Inherent reliability (low loss rate)
• Seen as the next generation
• But Frame Relay keeps increasing in speed in low
  Mbps range where market demand is highest

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Pricing Packet Switched Services

• Customer Premises Equipment
• Access Line to Point of Presence
• Port Speed
• Per PVC Price
• Distance and Traffic Volume

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Customer Premises Equipment

• Access Device
• Has link to internal system (often a LAN)
• Has CSU/DSU to put internal traffic into format
  for Frame Relay transmission
• In Frame Relay, called Frame Relay Access Device
  (FRADS)

Access Device
Access Line to Network
LAN
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Modular Routers

• CSU/DSUs are removable expansion boards

Modular Router
Router Switching Circuitry
Port 1 CSU/DSU (T1)
Port 2 CSU/DSU (56 kbps)
Port 3 CSU/DSU (T3)
Port 4 CSU/DSU (56 kbps)
T1 Line
56 kbps Line
T3 Line
56 kbps Line
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Elements of a Packet Switched Network
Customer Premises A
You need a leased access line to the networks
POP. Sometimes the packet switched network vendor
pays the cost of the access line for you and
bundles it into your service charges.
Leased Access Line to POP
LEC Switching Office
Leased Access Line to POP
POP at LEC Office
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Elements of a Packet Switched Network
Switched Data Network
Trunk Line
Network Switching Office
POP
Customer Premises B
Leased Access Line
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Pricing of Frame Relay

• Speed of the Access Line from Site to Network
• Determines maximum transmission rate to the
  network
• Often called the Port Speed
• Often the most important price determinant
• Must be fast enough for needs

See Frame Relay vs. DSL -- a price issue
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Pricing of Frame Relay

• In Some Frame Relay networks, two speeds
• Committed Information Rate (pretty much
  guaranteed)
• Available Bit Rate (like flying standby) for
  bursts. Not guaranteed.
• Price depends both on CIR and ABR
• Access line speed must be fast enough for ABR

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Pricing of Frame Relay

• Additional price per PVC
• Usually small compared to the access line charge
• One access line can multiplex all PVCs to/from
  site
• PVCs share access line speed

Site
PVC1
PVC2
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Calculations

• Situation
• You have four sites
• You want any one to be able to reach any other
• Questions
• How many PVCs do you need?
• How many access lines do you need?

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Calculations

• PVCs
• If you have N sites, there are N(N-1)/2 possible
  connections
• In this case, you would have 4(3)/2 or 6 possible
  connections
• Some vendors count this as 6 PVCs, others as 12
  PVCs
• Access Lines
• You would need four access lines (one for each
  site)
• Each will multiplex 3 PVCs
• Must be fast enough for the needs of
  communication with the three other sites

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Pricing of Frame Relay

• May Depend on Distance
• But often a flat monthly rate throughout the
  carriers service area
• May Depend on Traffic
• But often a flat monthly rate based only on the
  speed of the access line

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Leased Lines vs. Packet-Switched Data Networks

• Leased Lines
• Point-to-point, inexpensive for thick routes
• Inflexible must be established ahead of time
• Packet Switched Networks
• Also must be established ahead of time for PVCs
• Competitor for leased line networks
• Priced aggressively
• Carrier does all the management
• Killing the leased line business

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Virtual Private Network
1. Site-to-Site
Tunnel
Internet
VPN Server
Corporate Site B
Corporate Site A
Remote Access for Intranet
Extranet
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VPN advantage

• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Transmission over the Internet with added
  security
• Some analysts include transmission over a PSDN
  with added security
• Why VPNs?
• PSDNs are not interconnected
• Only good for internal corporate communication
• But Internet reaches almost all sites in all
  firms
• Low transmission cost per bit transmitted

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VPN issues

• VPN Problems
• Latency and Sound Quality
• Internet can be congested
• Creates latency, reduces sound quality
• Use a single ISP as for VoIP (voice over IP)
• Security
• PPTP for remote access is popular
• IPsec for site-to-site transmission is popular

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ISP-Based PPTP Remote Access VPN

• Remote Access VPNs
• User dials into a remote access server (RAS)
• RAS often checks with RADIUS server for user
  identification information. Allows or rejects
  connection

Unsecure TCP Control Channel
Local Access
Secure Tunnel
ISP PPTP Access Concentrator
Internet
Corporate Site A
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VPN and PPTP

• Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
• Available in Windows since Windows 95
• No need for added software on clients
• Provided by many ISPs
• PPTP access concentrator at ISP access point
• Some security limitations
• No security between user site and ISP
• No message-by-message authentication of user
• Uses unprotected TCP control channel

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IPsec in Tunnel Mode
Tunnel Mode
IPsec Server
IPsec Server
Local Network
Local Network
Secure Tunnel
Tunnel Only Between Sites Hosts Need NoExtra
Software
No Security In Site Network
No Security In Site Network
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IPsec in Transfer Mode
Transfer Mode
IPsec Server
IPsec Server
Local Network
Local Network
Secure Tunnel
Security In Site Network
Security In Site Network
End-to-End (Host-to-Host) Tunnel Hosts Need IPsec
Software
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IPsec alternatives

• IP Security (IPsec)
• Tunnel mode sets up a secure tunnel between
  IPsec servers at two sites
• No security within sites
• No need to install IPsec software on stations
• Transfer mode set up secure connection between
  two end hosts
• Protected even on internal networks
• Must install IPsec software on stations, but
  default in current OSs (Windows, Linux, UNIX).

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Security at the internet layer

• IP Security (IPsec)
• At internet layer, so protects information at
  higher layers
• Transparent upper layer processes do not have to
  be modified

HTTP
SMTP
FTP
SNMP
TCP
UDP
Protected
Internet Layer with IPsec Protection
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Common IPsec configuration

• IP Security (IPsec)
• Security associations
• Governed by corporate policies

Party A
Party B
List of Allowable Security Associations
List of Allowable Security Associations
IPsec Policy Server
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SSL/TLS for BrowserWebserver Communication
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Metropolitan Area Ethernet

• Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
• A carrier network limited to a large urban area
  and its suburbs
• Metropolitan area Ethernet (metro Ethernet) is
  available for this niche
• Metro Ethernet is relatively new, but is growing
  very rapidly
• 802.3ad standard
• Ethernet in the first mile
• Standard for transmitting Ethernet signals over
  PSTN access lines
• 1-pair voice-grade UTP, 2-pair data-grade UTP,
  optical fiber

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Metropolitan Area Ethernet

• Attractions of Metropolitan Area Ethernet
• Low prices per bit transmitted
• High speeds
• Familiar technology for networking staff
• Rapid provisioning
• Rapid capacity increases for special events
• Carrier Class Service
• Basic metro Ethernet standards are insufficient
  for large wide area networks
• Quality of service and management tools must be
  developed
• The goal To provide carrier class services that
  are sufficient for customers