[c-nsp] 6506, Enhanced FlexWAN and PPPoE.

[Kristofer Sigurdsson]

Hi,

PPPoE is not supported on FlexWAN/Enhanced FlexWAN.

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As far as I know, the only way (currently) to do PPPoE on the 7600/6500
platform is to
use MWAM, which is much more expensive than a 7200/NPE-G1 (or a 7301), IIRC.

MWAM has been mentioned in a few threads on Cisco NSP and Cisco BBA, if you
care to
read up on it - I believe there have been some strong arguments advising
against it.

2006/1/6, Stephen Fulton <cisco-nsp at lists.esoteric.ca>:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am in the process of switching our PPPoE DSL customers from our
> Redback SMS's to Cisco.  I have been working with an older 7206/NPE-200,
> but without much success (there is an earlier thread detailing some of
> my difficulties), though in reality I'm planning on deploying a
> 7206VXR/NPE-G1 for the task.
>
> It occurred to me that rather than purchase another 7206 for the task, I
> may be able to use one of our 6506's, with an Enhanced FlexWAN module
> instead, which has a side benefit of being less expensive than a whole
> new kit.  So, after reading the product documentation on Cisco's site, I
> have a few questions:
>
> 1.  The downlink to our customers will be delivered via 100bT ethernet,
> and the FlexWAN module doesn't support ethernet.  Will the functions of
> the module be available to me, even though the DSL customers will be
> arriving on a different line card altogether?
>
> 2.  The 36xx, 72xx and 73xx series routers are definitely a more popular
> method of handling this task.  Does anyone have any experience or
> pointers on using a 6506 as I've described, and if you do, would mind
> sharing it?
>
> 3.  Outside of this particular task, my understanding of the FlexWAN
> module is that it also permits the 65xx to do more extensive mac-address
> accounting, particularly for those of us who peer.  Our peering sessions
> arrive on a different line card, aggregated on another switch further
> down the line.  Would the FlexWAN module be able to allow me to perform
> mac-address accounting of those peers?
>
> Thanks for your time, I appreciate it.  Happy New Year all!
>
> (and to those who celebrate Christmas on the old calendar, Merry
> Christmas!)
>
> -- Stephen
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