MPLS TE (traffic engineering) is widely used in large networks. It can add a layer if complexity so your milage may vary and may not be worth the time and energy of having to deal with this other abstract layer.
Carlos Alcantar Race Communications / Race Team Member 1325 Howard Ave. #604, Burlingame, CA. 94010 Phone: +1 415 376 3314 / [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> / http://www.race.com<http://www.race.com/> ________________________________ From: Af <[email protected]> on behalf of Dev <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 4:31:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] MPLS for non-redundant paths If I have a hub-and-spokes topology I want to do some traffic engineering on to avoid congestion, is there an advantage to MPLS over just using separate subnets to ease congestion if I don’t have multiple redundant paths that I need to be able to route around? I understand there is advantages if you have multiple paths to the endpoint, but this wouldn’t be the case here. I also would like to move routing out closer to the edge. What are the real benefits of MPLS in either case?
