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Why move to L2TPv3? (Cont.) Cons of L2TPv2 as compared to L2TPv3:
L2TPv2 Data Encapsulation
PPP over L2TPv2 over UDP – 20 Bytes








L2TPv3 allows further encapsulation optimization by offering the option to run over IP (instead of mandating UDP) and to tunnel IP frames without PPP
UDP (8 bytes)
Flags & Ver
Len (opt)
Tunnel Id
Session Id
PPP PId & 0xFF03
IPv4 / IPv6
Payload
Sequencing disabled
Length field present

PPT Version