[c-nsp] Internet in VRF

[Adam Vitkovsky]

> From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
> Saku Ytti
> Sent: 03 May 2015 09:59
> On (2015-05-03 09:38 +0200), Mark Tinka wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > > If anything, we’d migrate our entire MPLS core to LDPv6.  Don’t hold your
> breath though :).
> > I plan on keeping both - LDPv4 and LDPv6.
> > The dual approach has worked well for plain IP, wouldn't mind keeping
> > the same strategy for MPLS.
> 
> Why? I have more than acceptable amount of control-plane issues today, I'd
> need to hear very good justification to add state and signalling. I'd hope to
> run 6PE until I'd do fork-list to 4PE in some distance future. I see little to
> no benefits running dual-stack core.
> 
> In CSCO/ALU^WNOK land, why bother with LDP6 even if there is justification,
> when you could do segment routing? In JNPR land I understand that you'll
> need
> to wait bit more.
> I see LDP6 as completely unnecessary technology.
> 
> --
>   ++ytti

Yeah why would someone invest money/effort into technology that would need to be replaced in not that far future to cope with the competition?
If one is desperately running out of IPv4 for backbone links she/he might as well consider SR.

adam
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