The Deathstar opt-e-man service says they will knee-cap you at 1Mb/s of multicast.
- Jared On Jan 4, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Holmes,David A wrote: > PIM-snooping is not in the MEF specs, but should be if multicast is to > work properly over a carrier's Ethernet service. Regardless of the > specs, RFPs and other user requirements for Ethernet services should > include a "must have" clause requiring PIM-snooping functionality. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Antonio Querubin [mailto:t...@lava.net] > Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:13 PM > To: Holmes,David A > Cc: Brandon Galbraith; nanog@nanog.org > Subject: RE: Experiences with Comcast Ethernet/Transit service > > On Mon, 4 Jan 2010, Holmes,David A wrote: > >> I do not know of Comcast's Ethernet services specifically, but a > general >> problem with carrier Ethernet services that are based upon the Metro >> Ethernet Forum (MEF) is that PIM-snooping is not implemented for >> multicast traffic. The absence of PIM-snooping results in the > carrier's >> Ethernet service operating like a 1990's style Ethernet hub in which >> (S,G) multicast packets are incorrectly flooded out all user ports. > > Not implemented because it's not in the MEF specs or not implemented > because of carrier operational practice? > > Antonio Querubin > 808-545-5282 x3003 > e-mail/xmpp: t...@lava.net