[c-nsp] L2TPv3 vs. VPLS

[Vincent De Keyzer]

Jeff,

in short, what are those major limitations?

Vincent


> If you don't need P2MP and don't have MPLS backbone in place don't even
> consider VPLS, there are still some major limitations.
> I think either L2TPv3 on layer 3 or QinQ on layer 2 would be suitable for
> you. In the past I used L2TPv3 between 2x10720 to transport 4Gb L2 traffic
> between 2 IX's, worked just fine, the only issue we've had was MTU when
> main
> STM16 ring went down and L2TP tunnel was rerouted via Ethernet links.
> 
> Hope this helps,
>