IPSEC VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK FUNDATMENTALS 
by James Henry Carmouche
IPsec Virtual Private Network Fundamentals by James Henry Carmouche is an introduction to designing and configuring Cisco IPsec VPNs. It provides the foundation necessary to understand the different components of Cisco IPsec implementation and how it can be successfully implemented in a variety of network topologies and markets (service provider, enterprise, financial, government). The author, who is CCIE No. 6085, currently works for Cisco Systems Enterprise Systems Engineering group in Research Triangle Park, N.C., where he is responsible for building, validating, and evangelizing new and emerging security integration concepts in new network architectures and solution reference designs.
Our exclusive chapter, the sixth most-read chapter by our readers is Chapter 4: Common IPsec VPN Issues, which discusses several areas of IPsec VPN design that commonly present obstacles to successful deployment.
