[c-nsp] NX-OS - Fabric Path

[Nikhil Kelshikar]

FabricPath needs f-Series modules on Nexus 7000. These F- series modules don't use the EARL forwarding engine (which is found on the M-Series linecards). 

So in short no this won't work on EARL8.

Nikhil

On Jul 19, 2010, at 3:56 PM, Peter Rathlev <peter at rathlev.dk> wrote:

> On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 08:29 +1000, Lincoln Dale wrote:
>> right now the hardware is using a frame format that is not that of
>> what TRILL uses (and as such we're using a Cisco-defined ethertype),
>> however the hardware is capable of supporting standards-based TRILL as
>> and when the standard is finalised & ratified.
> 
> Would that hardware happen be the EARL8? And would there be any chance
> that us "old skool" Cat6500 guys get to share to thrill of TRILL (or
> similar)? :-)
> 
> -- 
> Peter
> 
> 
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