Leveraging an Open Source VPN Technology to End User

Farok Azmat,Md Ikhwan Hamdan,Hj Kamaruzaman Jusoff

doi:10.5539/cis.v2n3p97

Abstract

Virtual Private Network (VPN) can be implemented by corporate and public user in a few methods. The methods included proprietary or open source solutions. It has shown great potential due to its encrypted traffic flow which gives it a secure environment. With a good reception of internet in Malaysia it is unfortunate that the major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have imposed packet filtering. In effect they have throttled the fast broadband to become a slow medium. As a result it gives a disadvantage to active end user. To overcome an ISP packet filtering which slows down internet traffic, this paper intends to study and provide a sample of VPN solution service to end user to improve the current problem.

Highlights

In upstream network traffic it needs a high speed data quality cables such as fiber optic nodes
Challenges of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) With the new phenomenon of file sharing where upstream and downstream traffic have increased ISP has to look into its broadband infrastructure
It is found that 35% of all internet traffic is used by BitTorrent while the rest are used to distribute all matters of files, distributions of new application and system backup. (Broadbandreports.com, 2004)

Summary

Introduction

The Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network is evolving. (Normalkid, 2003) The first generation started by Napster where a client connect to a server to make a search and later downloading is done between peer and peer without server intervention. (Normalkid, 2003) The first generation started by Napster where a client connect to a server to make a search and later downloading is done between peer and peer without server intervention. There is no particular center point to track this network. 2. Challenges of ISP With the new phenomenon of file sharing where upstream and downstream traffic have increased ISP has to look into its broadband infrastructure. It is observed that the common pitfall of ISP when handling the increase in traffic by file sharing is caused by: (1) The lack of physical attributes of its cable infrastructure. (2) It noted that file sharing traffic requires expensive network access point especially on the international link not so to the local network. ISP should start looking at planning and infrastructure upgrade

Bandwidth throttling

Bandwidth throttling in Malaysia

Managing heavy traffic

Practical method of bypassing ISP throttling

Findings

Conclusion