[c-nsp] MPLS hardware

[Paul Stewart]

Thanks Jon (and everyone) .. the information flowing in from the list has
been AWESOME...;)

I'm playing with the idea that maybe we implement a few 7206VXR/NPE-G2's
into our core/distribution and feed our 6500's from them ... we are a low
traffic network (300-400Mbps routed/switched across the entire
infrastructure) ... but then I wonder about that kind of traffic on a
7206VXR and take a complete 360 degree thought pattern....

What I'm trying to figure out is how I can come up with two P routers (for
redundancy, not capacity) and a few PE routers.  Having said that we have a
GSR that isn't doing a lot of stuff right at the moment (Cisco 12012, dual
PRP-2, engine 0 cards though), rest is 7206VXR and 6509 (sup2) based... if I
could find a way to "wrap" our existing network - today the 6500's work
perfectly for their purpose so I can find a way to leave them but bring MPLS
in "around" them that would be perfect....

Budget is a HUGE issue which doesn't normally play well with the word MPLS
involved...;)

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Lewis [mailto:jlewis at lewis.org] 
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 10:27 PM
To: Paul Stewart
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] MPLS hardware

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008, Paul Stewart wrote:

> If we leave the whole VPSL component out and want to do "MPLS" - is there
> any documents on Cisco.com that outline what the Sup2 platform is capable
of
> when it comes to MPLS in general?  Somewhere I would think that Sup2 can
do
> *some* MPLS stuff or am I just simply wrong? ;)

On regular interfaces/line cards, it won't even tag-switch (i.e. be a P 
router).  If you want MPLS in the 6500, you need a Sup32 or Sup720 (3B or 
3BXL)...and if you think full BGP routes is something you might want, then 
the Sup720-3bxl is your only option in the 6500.

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