Back in Q3 1999, Nextra (Switzerland) deployed a nationwide MPLS VPN service. In Q1 2001, this service was extended to all european Nextra companies (which have their own ASNs) in order to provide a seamless, pan-european MPLS VPN service.

This presentation will discuss some of the ideas behind the service architecture. There will also be a discussion about lessons learned when implementing and running a real-life MPLS VPN network.

About the Presenter
In 1999, Roger Gottsponer joined Nextra (Switzerland) as a senior network engineer, where he became heavily involved in the design and planning of the MPLS VPN service. Previously, Roger worked as a network engineer at SWITCH, the Swiss Academic and Research Network, where he has been involved with all aspects of IP routing.