[c-nsp] L3 to access layer

[Adrian Chadd]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008, Mike Johnson wrote:
> This thread has gone a little off course,  I am really interested in L3 to
> the access.
> In addition, are there any reasons for not doing it or good reasons to do
> it?

Probably because "edge" to us can mean lots of different things.

> current Cisco and Juniper CAN designs to recommend L2 to the access.

Dial is L3, DSL is L3 (sort of, sometimes!); hosting may be L2 but it may be
private VLAN/subif type "L2" which is L3 + proxy ARP to "pretend" to be L2.

More information, perhaps?





Adrian