[c-nsp] MPLS - 6500's

[Phil Bedard]

There are no restrictions for MPLS on the SUP2/MSFC2 since it's  
completely unsupported. :)  You need an OSM to do MPLS on those  
platforms.

Phil

On May 5, 2008, at 4:39 PM, Justin M. Streiner wrote:

> On Mon, 5 May 2008, Paul Stewart wrote:
>
>> With a 6500 Catalyst, regular line cards, and Sup720-3BXL - what  
>> can you NOT
>> do with MPLS on these chassis?  Is it "just" VPLS that requires an  
>> OSM card
>> or a FlexWAN card for example?
>>
>> We are working on a project where MPLS may come into play .. VPLS  
>> would be a
>> nice option to throw in but not 100% necessary.  Today, these are  
>> 6500's
>> with Sup2/MSFC2 which I'm told are pretty much useless for anything  
>> MPLS
>> oriented....
>
> I'm not sure about MPLS limitations in the Sup2/MSFC2, but it wouldn't
> surprise me if they're pretty major since those engines are much more
> software driven and have substantially lower forwarding capabilities  
> than
> the Sup720/3BXL.  The 3BXL does MPLS just fine, but I'm not running  
> it in
> a 'true' service provider environment.  We run MPLS using LDP to
> distribute labels to some non-Cisco gear and terminate Martini  
> tunnels and
> that seems to work pretty cleanly, although the hair-pinning needed to
> land a Martini tunnel is somewhat strange...
>
> jms
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