[c-nsp] gigabit ethernet ring for metro ethernet deployment

[Saku Ytti]

On (2007-01-05 21:21 -0500), Bill Wichers wrote:

> >> RPR is a technology I feel needs to be implemented in Cisco's switch
> >> lineup. At this point RPR is not where it needs to be, I have queried
> >> Ethernet". EAPS accomplishes this but is one vendor centric (Extreme
> >> Networks)
> 
> I would love to see Cisco implement something like this. It would be great
> for protected Metro Ethernet deployments, and would be a lot better (for

RPR is excellent technology, but it requires hardware support, so
what ever cisco gear you have today, it's not going to be doing
RPR when the code is there.
It's crying shame that RPR standard bodies didn't spec RPR-lite 
or whatnot that would be software equivalent of it (with of course
poorer performance), replacing EAPS and all other proprietary hacks.
Your best bet of having something similiar in cisco, is to hope
cisco will implement their own EAPS like software hack, question
you should address to your account team.

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