[c-nsp] Vlan interface vs. sub-interface
Nate
tincan at gmail.com
Mon Mar 31 14:23:25 EDT 2008
I'm trying to put together a table of advantages (and disadvantages)
of a vlan interface (SVI) vs. a sub-interface of a physical port. So
far, I have the following.
SVI
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Advantage:
-Ability to add redundant link to the L3 interface
-Better counter and statistics displayed through CLI
Disadvantage:
-Need to be mindful of Spanning Tree issues on redundant links
-The number of SVI supported maybe limited dependent on platform?
Physical port sub-interface
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Advantage:
-Easier to configure and supported on more platforms?
Disadvantage:
-Inability to add L2 redundant links
-Statistics on CLI limited
-Bandwidth limited to physical port
Are there more significant advantages/disadvantages (e.g. buffer
limit, queue depth) that I'm missing?
Thanks,
Nate
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