[c-nsp] Jumbo frames, MPLS, and Metro Ethernet

[Greg Schwimer]

Heh... of course it's that easy!  I was wondering what experiences 
others might have had with allowing jumbo frames in an MPLS network that 
provides internet transit services to its connected edge nets.  Are 
there any "gotchas" to consider?

Oliver Boehmer (oboehmer) wrote:

>Greg Schwimer <> wrote on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:15 PM:
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>>Does anyone have any recommendations on the implementation of jumbo
>>frames in a metro-ethernet environment that is fully MPLS based?
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>Hmm, anything more than "enable Jumbo frames"? You want to be able to
>transport 1530B frames across your infrastructure (i.e. mtu of 1530) to
>cover all applications..  
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