[c-nsp] WS-SUP720 and -3B

[Anthony D Cennami]

Oliver, that is actually not true.

I was a PFC3a owner, and at the time of purchase, with an MPLS license,
the PFC3a was supported for a variety of MPLS configurations.  To the best
of my knowledge the only non-supported configuration was EoMPLS.

This support, however, was rescinded shortly thereafter due to a hardware
issue in the PFC3a, and Cisco subsequently offered a free hardware
replacement program to upgrade all PFC3a customers with MPLS license to
the PFC3b platform.

If my memory serves me correctly this program ending in September or
October of 2004.  During my discussions with Cisco (which you can probably
find on this list doing a search for SUP720 MPLS) I was inadvertantly
forwarded the internal Cisco memo highlighting this problem, and the
process for RMA/upgrade.

In fact, you may still be able to find cached online documentation which
specifically listed the standard SUP720 as fully supporting MPLS; this was
obviously changed on Cisco.com following the withdrawl of support.

Anthony


> Brad Swanson <> wrote on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 2:27 PM:
>
>> Did the WS-SUP720 (non-3B) ever have official Cisco support for MPLS?
>> I know it does not today, just want to know if the non-3B ever did
>> have support in the past.
>
> No, PFC3A has never supported any flavor of MPLS, not even using
> OSMs/Flexwan.
>
> 	oli
>
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