[c-nsp] Customers requesting Layer 2 across our network

[Jared Mauch]

The best way is likely either some eompls solution or l2tpv3.

Customers may have a higher than ip sla requirement in mind as it will  
appear to them as a p2p Ethernet/private line solution.

Jared Mauch

On Mar 17, 2010, at 8:04 PM, Rick Kunkel <kunkel at w-link.net> wrote:

> Hello all.  I'm with a company offering colocation services in the  
> seattle area.  Typically, we provide our bandwidth to customers, but  
> I've had a rash of customers lately asking for connections directly  
> to certain providers in the Westin.  We are connected to the Westin  
> via our IP network, but I'm stuck trying to come up with the best  
> way to get layer 2 from another carrier to our customer.
>
> Here's a simplified diagram showing the links, etc. between customer  
> and the outside the way we currently have it.  Apologies to those  
> with variable-width fonts... ;)
>
>    Customer
>        |
>   Our Switch (port is assigned VLAN)
>        |
>        | (802.1q trunk)
>        |
>        + <--- customer gateway IP address
>   Our Router
>        + <--- x.x.x.1/30 address
>        |
>        | (WAN Fiber Link)
>        |
>        + <--- x.x.x.2/30 address
>   Our Router
>        |
>    Carrier
>
> In this current situation, what's the best (if any) method for a  
> customer to get a connection "directly" from the carrier, where the  
> customer gets an IP address from them in the classic /30 kind of  
> way?  I can change our network, but probably not in vast overarching  
> ways.
>
> I've got some ideas but I'm purposefully leaving the question a  
> little open-ended.  I know my description is a little sparse, but  
> I'm trying to not give you too many details to complicate the  
> fundamental question.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> --Rick
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