[c-nsp] MPLS Confusion ;)

[Pavel Baleshenko]

Hi.

6500/Sup2 can act as a P-router really.
You need IOS 12.2SXF (probably you'll need add memory and flash). It can 
swap labels and be only P-router (not PE) with nor OSM nor Flexwan.
But I don't know about any implementation of 6500/Sup2 as P-router.

Best regards
Pavel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Oliver Boehmer (oboehmer)" <oboehmer at cisco.com>
To: "Paul Stewart" <paul at paulstewart.org>; <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] MPLS Confusion ;)


> Paul Stewart <> wrote on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 4:11 PM:
>
>> In other words, is there any reason a Sup2/6500 can't be used on as a
>> P router itself - I understand that there is more "requirements" for
>> a PE router and thinking about 7206VXR's on the PE portion (which we
>> may have some extras at some point in the future).  Just trying to
>> find a way to use what we have (Sup2/6500, GSR with Engine 0 cards,
>> 7206VXR with NPE-1G and 2G).
>
> Sup2 can't do any label operations (swap/push/pop), so this rules Sup2
> out (you would need OSM or Flexwans). GSRs/E0 and 7200 do MPLS just fine
> with similar performance as regular IP.
>
>> Trying to avoid sup720 and SIP card
>> deployments in this year's budget if I can but get MPLS running (in a
>> general sense).
>
> You want to look into Sup720 or Sup32 for the 6500s, but using 7200 or
> GSRs is fine.
>
> oli
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