@techreport{so-vpn4dc-00, number = {draft-so-vpn4dc-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-so-vpn4dc/00/}, author = {Dave McDysan and Ning So and Henry Yu and John Heinz}, title = {{Requirements of Layer 3 Virtual Private Network for Data Centers}}, pagetotal = 7, year = 2011, month = oct, day = 24, abstract = {This contribution addresses service provider requirements to provide host-to-host connectivity through Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks (L3VPNs). It describes the use cases and the characteristics of hosts in data centers automatically joining the L3VPN. It specifies the requirements on how to maintain and manage such host-to-host connectivity through L3VPN, so that automated provisioning, monitoring, and reporting of the cloud services can be achieved.}, }