[nsp] RE: Semi Complex configuration (EoMPLS)

[Harold Ritter]

Kevin,

The tag-switching commands are part of the old CLI supporting MPLS and have 
been replaced by the mpls commands. The tag-switching commands will be 
phased out eventually.

At 12:08 PM 8/22/2003 -0500, Kevin wrote:
>As I was researching the MPLS thing and I'm getting confused between MPLS and
>tag-switching, because my 5500 RSM supports MPLS but there are'nt any 
>"mpls" commands,
>Just tag-switching commands, while my 7500 router has the mpls commands.
>The cisco documentation is'nt very clear on the difference :)
>Can anyone explain the difference?
>
>Kevin,
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Sibering [mailto:M.Sibering at nl.tiscali.com]
>Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 5:03 AM
>To: Kevin
>Subject: RE: [nsp] Semi Complex configuration
>
>
>Try EoMPLS. This may provide what you are looking for. Don't know about 
>caveats though....
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin [mailto:kevin at honeycomb.net]
>Sent: woensdag 20 augustus 2003 23:47
>To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>Subject: [nsp] Semi Complex configuration
>
>
>Is this even possible?
>
>5500----------Router+------10Mb Ether(WAN)-----+Router----------Switch
>     trunk Link      |------GRE Tunnel----------|        Trunk Link
>
>Then the Tunnel and Ethernet interfaces on both ends would be bridged. The 
>reason why I want to do this is to tunnel 802.11q or ISL over that 10mb 
>wan ethernet. Because our providor does'nt support vlans over the link.
>
>Is there a better way to do this?
>I do have an RSM in the 5500.
>
>Kevin,
>
>
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Harold Ritter, CCIE 4168 (R&S / C&S)
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