[c-nsp] 6500 and MPLS

[Christoph Loibl]

On Oct 15, 2008, at 9:59 AM, Reinhold Fischer wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:02:21PM +0200, Peter Rathlev wrote:
> ...
>>
>> This would be SVI mode "EoMPLS", where one would expect local  
>> switching.
>> Remember that "interface Vlan1005" isn't the same as "vlan 1005". It
>> would be VERY nice if the PFC3 could do this, but unfortunately it
>> can't. You need more expensive equipment for that. :-)
>>
> ...
>
> A dirty hack can be done to have VLAN-based EoMPLS without
> expensive cards. Just configure an additional VLAN on the box,
> assign a port to it and connect this single port in the new
> VLAN to a port the VLAN for which you want to have VLAN-based
> EoMPLS with a short cable.

Funny that for some features the PFC3 can't do in one-pass Cisco  
implemented packet "recirculation". I wonder whether this can't be  
done for SVI based EoMPLS as well.

Stoffi