[nsp] 6500's and MPLS

[Dmitry Volkov]

Thank You,
However here:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/122sx/ol_4164.ht
m#1404450
MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) Basic, including Provider (P) and
Provider Edge (PE) functionality (MPLS; supported only in PFC3BXL
mode)-Refer to this publication:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7600/cfgnotes/osm_in
st/index.htm
This publication about OSM...

And just below:
MPLS Virtual Private Network (MPLS VPN; supported only in PFC3BXL
mode)-Refer to this publication:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122s/122snwft/re
lease/122s14/fsmv pns.htm

They do refer to 12.2s14....

Well feature navigator also doesn't show 720 for MPLS - only MWAM or
SUP2/MSFC2

Probably You right

Thanks
Dmitry



> -----Original Message-----
> From: sthaug at nethelp.no [mailto:sthaug at nethelp.no]
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 4:30 PM
> To: dmitry.volkov at rogers.com
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [nsp] 6500's and MPLS
>
>
> > According to this
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products
> _data_sheet091
> > 86a0080159856.html
> > Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3A includes baseline MPLS support.
>
> The *hardware* has the necessary features to support MPLS. However,
> there is no IOS release available today which gives you Cisco
> supported MPLS on Sup720 (while it *is* supported on Sup720-3BXL).
>
> See 12.2(17)SXA release notes at
>
> http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/12
> 2sx/ol_4164.htm
>
> which clearly state that MPLS (and EoMPLS) require PFC3BXL and
> thus Sup720-3BXL.
>
> Some people have reported success with Sup720 and MPLS - however,
> as has been repeatedly noted on this list, this is currently
> unsupported by Cisco, and TAC won't be able to help you with any
> problems you might have.
>
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no
>