I've talked with a Tier 1 service provider that is interested in MPLS in their
data center.
People tend to ignore the distinction between the MPLS data plane protocol,
which is conceptually simple and quite elegant, and the control plane
protocols, which are complex and difficult to understand.
jak
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> To: AshwoodsmithPeter
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> Kompella; [email protected]
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> I usually hear a laugh from enterprise datacenter operators
> when BGP and MPLS are mentioned as a option inside the DC.
>
> It comes down to the point of view that BGP and MPLS are too
> combersome to be worth the time and effort for their
> environment when there are simpler ways to solve the problems
> they've had and need just as simple ways to solve the new
> generation of problems.
>
> --
> Paul Unbehagen
> Director, PLM - Avaya Networking
> Office: 303-538-1219
> Email: [email protected]
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>
> On Apr 19, 2012, at 11:28 AM, AshwoodsmithPeter
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >> I am very much concerned about this. I know that this point is not
> >> shared by all, but for the DC folk I've talked to (and there are
> >> others I've talked to that say *exactly* the same thing),
> MPLS/BGP is
> >> simply a non-starter.
> >
> > While not a statistical sample by any means I've been on
> the receiving end of some similar comments from customers but
> my feeling is that they are not reacting to the data plane
> but more to a certain implementation of the control plane /
> usability. That is after all what they see and touch.
> >
> > Peter
> >
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