DMVPN

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In my opinion, Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) is the greatest technology that Cisco has implemented. It has numerous advantages over "traditional" VPN technologies:

  • Simple deployment
  • Can be used over any medium (3G/4g, cable, DSL, fibre, etc)
  • Scalable, with no additional configuration required on the hub to accommodate growth
  • No need to update the configuration on the hub as sites are added, removed, or changed
  • Spokes can have static or dynamic IPs. It will even work through NAT.
  • High availability is easy to configure
  • Spokes can communicate with each other directly, without passing through the hub. This can improve spoke-to-spoke performance and minimize the load on the hub.
  • Natively uses standard routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, etc)
  • Can easily be configured as a backup connection, as it supports routing protocols and automatically sets a high metric.
  • Can support multiple network technologies, such as IPv6, multicast, and L2TP tunnels
  • Can be easily integrated into customer IPVPNs in a service provider environment