[asterisk-biz] Re: Verizon Interconnection

[Linus Surguy]

>> I'm not sure what the problem is. You use public IP, you use IPSEC, 
>> static
>> route VZ IPs down the tunnel. No problem.
>>
>
> Right there is no problem, now.   As everyone else in this thread has said
> (for the most part).  It works once you understand what Verizon is trying 
> to
> do, however prior to that their IPSEC layout is rather confusing.  IE
> *normally* a VPN connects two PRIVATE networks togethor... not two PUBLIC
> networks.

Indeed, but as I'm sure you are aware, Verizon is not using IPSEC & VPN 
technology to link two networks together, instead they are using this 
technology to provide an additional layer of security to protect the SIP 
traffic from being spoofed.

Linus