This report aims to compare different layer 2 tunneling protocols in order to determine what advantages and disadvantages each protocol comes with. Since wireless communication is becoming more used demand for these protocols has risen. The main goal is to help industries, like Hardware Meets Software (HMS), choose the most suitable layer 2 tunneling protocol and give a detailed view of each protocol. To compare the protocols, information about various protocols was gathered as well as other studies done on layer 2 tunneling protocols. A decision was then made on the protocols to focus on, Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), Virtual eXtensible Local-Area Network protocol (VXLAN), Generic Routing Encapsulation protocol (GRE), and Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation protocol (NVGRE). Furthermore, tests were done on non-tunneling, L2TP together with IPsec and VXLAN, using two laptops, two gateways as well as a shark trap together with Wireshark to record the traffic. These tests were recorded and documented. The results of the tests were used to calculate the protocol’s latency, throughput and jitter. The background research together with the tests concluded in specific protocol characteristics, with different use cases for each protocol. The tests show that non-tunneling was the fastest communication. The L2TP together with the IPsec had better latency and jitter while VXLAN had better throughput. Using other studies together with our tests, different advantages and disadvantages with each protocol was discussed and it was concluded that deeper research would be needed toconclude which protocol best suits HMS, but that L2TP with IPsec outperformed VXLAN on 2 of the 3 main factors. Finally, the methodology is discussed with the factors of reliability, accuracy, and limitation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hh-53969 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Stenberg, Eric, Abdennour, Rim |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för informationsteknologi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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