[c-nsp] How to cross 1Gbps boundary economically?

[Jon Lewis]

On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Joe Loiacono wrote:

> We have a saturating 1Gbps link (actually a redundant pair) and would like
> to upgrade as economically as possible. Two options come to mind right
> away: 2Gbps ether-channel, and 10Gbps. Because the 10Gbps option requires
> a fork-lift upgrade it is currently off the table.
>
> Does anyone have experience with ether-channel when you throw in redundant
> firewalls and IDS's?
>
> What is the most common way to pass this (perplexing) boundary?

If you can add more 1Gbps links, some people "solve" this with MPLS TE.

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