Re: SRv6 Capable NOS and Devices

2022-01-11 Thread Mark Tinka
On 1/11/22 23:57, Adam Thompson wrote: My question is, why do you think you need Segment Routing at all? Is your network so enormously large and/or complex that IS-IS (and/or MPLS-TE) isn't capable of handling it? So far, SR looks like a solution in search of a problem, at least to me.

Re: SRv6 Capable NOS and Devices

2022-01-11 Thread Mark Tinka
On 1/11/22 19:20, Saku Ytti wrote: And you have this use-case? And you can't use MPLSoUDP? SRv6 is pure snake oil, an easy marketing story to people with limited knowledge. 'It is just IP bro, you already know it'. I'd like to to continue 'like already widely used X', but I don't dare,

Re: SRv6 Capable NOS and Devices

2022-01-11 Thread Mark Tinka
On 1/11/22 17:16, Colton Conor wrote: Has anyone deployed this new technology? I have heard of a network in Uganda that is running it. The rest I've heard of are either in the lab, or some portions of their network under testing. If building a greenfield regional ISP network, would

RE: SRv6 Capable NOS and Devices

2022-01-11 Thread Adam Thompson
My question is, why do you think you need Segment Routing at all? Is your network so enormously large and/or complex that IS-IS (and/or MPLS-TE) isn't capable of handling it? So far, SR looks like a solution in search of a problem, at least to me. I'm not saying you don't have a need for it,

Re: SRv6 Capable NOS and Devices

2022-01-11 Thread Saku Ytti
On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 at 17:20, Colton Conor wrote: > My understanding is that because it's using IPv6 in the dataplane, not > all devices have to have SRv6 enabled. The in-between core devices > just have to support IPv6, but not necessarily support SRv6. This is > much different than traditional

Re: SRv6 Capable NOS and Devices

2022-01-11 Thread Vincent Bernat
❦ 11 January 2022 09:16 -06, Colton Conor: > I know the SRv6 is a fairly new technology. I am wondering which > vendors and network operating systems fully support SRv6 today? Has > anyone deployed this new technology? Cisco on NCS devices have full support of SRv6 F1 (End, End.X, End.T,

SRv6 Capable NOS and Devices

2022-01-11 Thread Colton Conor
I know the SRv6 is a fairly new technology. I am wondering which vendors and network operating systems fully support SRv6 today? Has anyone deployed this new technology? If building a greenfield regional ISP network, would SRv6 be a requirement? My understanding is that because it's using IPv6