[c-nsp] ME3600X Local Connect

[Ivan]

Hi

Not sure what ESI stands for, but the main reason I don't want to do 
bridge mode is to avoid the MAC learning.  Also better not to use up the 
bridges which are a global resource.

Ivan

On 27/Sep/2012 10:38 p.m., Nick Hilliard wrote:
> On 27/09/2012 03:38, Ivan wrote:
>> Just connecting 2 service instances is all I would like to do.
> There is a difference between an ESI and an xconnect.  In the case of an
> ESI, the switch will learn all the mac addresses passing over the link.
> This doesn't happen for an xconnect.
>
> If you're dealing with a small number of mac addresses, this probably isn't
> a problem.  If you're dealing with a lot, then it may be...
>
> Nick
>