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Title:
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DESIGN OF A SELF-CONFIGURING TRANSPARENT SERVICE ENABLING SECURE LAYER 3 MERGING OF PRIVATE NETWORKS |
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Author(s):
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Bas Boone , Jelle Nelis , Raf Hens , Jan Hollez , Filip De Turck , Frank Gielen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-30-0 |
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Editors:
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Nuno Guimarães and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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VPN, self-configuring, security, networking |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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104 |
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Last Page:
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111 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Within a private network, users can use printers, share files and play games locally. It would be interesting if they could also use devices on remote private networks. However, when two users on different networks want to securely merge their networks, several problems arise. Technically they are in need of a site-to-site VPN between their networks, but most users don't have the technical knowledge to set up this kind of configuration. Furthermore, they dont want their networks to be reconfigured. In this paper these problems and their possible solutions are discussed. Using these solutions, a service running on the gateways is introduced that lets users merge their networks requiring a minimal effort. The gateways handle negotiation of parameters necessary to set up a connection and perform tasks such as address translation and routing to allow secure communication between the networks. Tests were performed comparing a direct connection with a connection set up by the system discussed in this paper. In a real-life situation the system does not cause a significant performance hit. |
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