Thus spake "Bob Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You are the guy that posted about IBGP Nailed Routes. I love that idea. I > understand your love of L3 and your design is great; however, as a service > provider, you can't always rely on IP.
As an ISP, your job is to provide IP. If you -- much less your customers -- can't rely on your IP service, you'll soon be toast in the marketplace. > What about Global Ethernet? The NY, Paris, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, > Frankfurt, Moscow, Bankok, Sydney, Hong Kong, London, Cairo, Los > Angeles, Jerusalem, Toronto, Mexico City, Rio (Can I manage this one?) > Internet Exchange? And one errant BPDU can take down your entire network. You're going to need a bunch of PhD-level guys in your NOC with that design. > Simple like you said. Gotta work on the reliability part though. You're just now thinking about reliability after you've finalized your design? Stop, you're killing me... S
