I understand the idea, but I still don't see how it could benefit all networks, some yes. In our case only our PE routers have at least two uplinks, as first IP/MPLS point. We use 3400/3600 in access layer only as L2, they all have only one uplink to PE and downlink to other devices, base stations, dslams, etc. I don't see improvement with MPLS bringing to 3400/3600. I also understand I might be wrong about this.
Regards. On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Mark Tinka <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, August 04, 2014 03:26:27 PM Cydon Satyr wrote: > > > If I may; you mentioned extending MPLS to access ME > > switches. What would be benefits of extending MPLS to > > access as opposed to more 'standard' L2 domain in > > access, and MPLS staring on PE routers? > > - Faster convergence, using IGP's, BFD and LFA. > > - Active/active redundancy, where both links are > carrying traffic simultaneously. > > - Minimal-touch provisioning, e.g., bringing up a pw > requires you to touch only the A-end and B-end of > the circuit, instead of mapping VLAN's across your > Layer 2 domain. > > - Routing scales better than switching as your > network physically grows. > > ... you get the idea. > > Mark. > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
