[c-nsp] WS-X cards on Cat6500 with VPLS

[Saku Ytti]

On (2009-01-28 10:09 -0800), Marlon Duksa wrote:

> Hi - does anyone know if  the WS-X...GE type  cards can be used in cat 6500
> as access ports in VPLS. What we are trying to do is to have SIP-600 with
> 10GE SPA to provide VPLS service on the network side (through MPLS) and have
> GE ports on the WS type cards for access. Each GE port in the access on
> WS-X.. type cards should support multiple VLANs so that each VLAN can be
> assigned to a differetn customer (VPLS).

You can't have WS-X no either side, if you plan to use VPLS. One option
might be that you'd buy few 7600 with ES+ 2x10GE cards and use them
as VPLS router-in-a-stick solution where you'd combine EoMPLS from
WS-X PEs.

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