[c-nsp] Inverse multiplexing DS3s to larger interfaces?

[Anthony D Cennami]

Your carrier(s) will need to support the layer 2 imux solution on their
end as well, not the same thing as l3 load balancing or virtual channels.

an ons will obviously support this, but your carrier would have to perform
the same thing on their end; whatever the equipment you use.


>
> We've currently got a pair of GSRs tied together with 7 DS3s from two
> different carriers and are load balancing via OSPF.  This
> method has worked pretty well, but the technique tops out at
> maximum-paths 8 on the GSR.
>
> I'm looking for a more scalable way to multiplex these DS3s into
> something larger and feed them into my GSRs to reduce the number of
> layer 3 paths between the two locations.
>
> Going to larger interfaces is currently not an option with one of the
> carriers, and we want to maintain dual carriers for redundancy if
> possible.  We're currently using the 6 Port Packet over DS3 cards and
> the interfaces don't support multilink PPP or multilink frame-relay.
>
> What have folks used that worked well for this application?
>
> The Cisco ONS 15454 using enhanced DS3 cards looks like it
> might be a possibility, but I don't have any experience with the
> platform.
>
> TIA!
>
> --
> Tom
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> Thomas D. Simes                                 simestd at netexpress.com
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