Search the World's Largest Database of Information Science & Technology Terms & Definitions
InfInfoScipedia LogoScipedia
A Free Service of IGI Global Publishing House
Below please find a list of definitions for the term that
you selected from multiple scholarly research resources.

What is Provider Provisioned VPN (PPVPN)

Chapter 173
Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
An IP VPN approach which assumes that service provider is responsible for management of VPN service. PPVPNs can be classified to CE (customer edge) based and PE (provider edge) based. PE-based PPVPNs are further distinguished as PE-based L2 VPNs, which offer layer 2 services, and PE-based L3 VPNs, which offer layer 3 services.
Published in Chapter:
QoS Provisioning Framework in IP-Based VPN
Mirjana D. Stojanovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia) and Vladanka S. Acimovic-Raspopovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch173
Abstract
A virtual private network (VPN) can be broadly defined as a “restricted communication between a set of sites, making use of a backbone that is shared with other traffic not belonging to that communication” (Carugi & De Clercq, 2004, p.116). Since the late nineties, with pervasive deployment of the Internet protocol (IP) technology in corporate networks, IP-based VPNs, in several forms and based on different network technologies, have become a promising solution for a wide range of corporate network services.
Full Text Chapter Download: US $37.50 Add to Cart
eContent Pro Discount Banner
InfoSci OnDemandECP Editorial ServicesAGOSR