Tunneling Technology Support

The Router MC supports )only specific tunneling technologies. The tunneling technologies supported are IPSec, IPSec with GRE, and IPSec with GRE over Frame Relay.

  • IPSec— IPSec is the standard configuration you have seen in previous chapters using an IKE tunnel and an IPSec tunnel.

  • IPSec with GRE— IPSec handles only IP traffic. To support non-IP traffic with IPSec, the non-IP traffic must be encapsulated within an IP packet. The Router MC supports IPSec for non-IP traffic by using GRE tunnels with IPSec tunnels.

  • IPSec with GRE over a Frame Relay— IPSec with GRE over a Frame Relay is exactly like IPSec with GRE. However, the Router MC also supports this type of tunneling technology over Frame Relay hub and spoke networks. ...

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