[c-nsp] Assigning VLANs on a per-subnet basis

[Frank Bulk]

At this point I have to admit my ignorance.  I'll have to talk to the P.E.
at our consultancy to find out if an RPR without VLAN tags (or with just one
VLAN tag) acts like a hub or if it does have the intelligence that you're
describing.  

Regards,

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Blayzor [mailto:rblayzor at inoc.net] 
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:24 AM
To: bep at whack.org
Cc: frnkblk at iname.com; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Assigning VLANs on a per-subnet basis

Bruce Pinsky wrote:
> I'm reading between the lines a bit, but I think that he is saying 
> that the  Fujitsu has the ability to deliver the tagged packet to the 
> proper ISP router based on the .1q tag.  If this is the case, I think 
> it offloads each of the ISP routers from having to look at the MAC 
> address to determine if they need to accept it or not.


I understand, I guess I'm just spoiled when using the ONS15454 with ML card
and RPR. ;-)

I'd still have to think that the Fuji should have some intelligence to know
what MAC address is behind it on the egress port and know that traffic on
the RPR is for that device or not.  I'm a bit confused why each ISP's router
would have to see everyone elses traffic.  If it was a straight bridge, then
that would be one thing, but RPR is far from just a straight bridge.

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