Implementation of IPv6 VPN Provider Edge Router

Abstract

As the IPv6 has been deployed in the Internet core networks and many content providers provide service using the new protocol, various Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are lifted behind due to the high cost of migration especially for MPLS core. Therefore, the Internet Engineering Task force provides a solution to be utilized during the transition period which is 6PE. This method treats IPv6 as a label in MPLS routing and can achieve rapid deployment without any change in the core network. However the pooling of all traffic in one broadcast domain raises major security concerns to the end customers. Hence, the development of separate VPNs for each end users in 6PE was proposed in the new RFC which known as 6VPE. In this research the 6VPE is studied and it have been evaluated in terms of performance and the level of traffic secrecy