Analysis of Applications Through IP VPN

ENSC427: Communications Networks
Spring 2014

Project Group 12
Lee, Tony - leetonyl at sfu.ca
Nguyen, Anthony - anthonyn at sfu.ca
Truong, Henson - hensont at sfu.ca

Presentation Slides Final Report
Abstract
Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology connect computer clients from a private network, across a public network, such as the Internet, to another private network, while still guaranteeing the security, user experience, and integrity of a private network. The use of a VPN connection can cause a non-desirable effect on the performance of applications. We plan to analyze the performance of various applications typically used by corporations using OPNET.

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