[c-nsp] Cisco Nexus as MetroE switch?

[Adam Vitkovsky]

Hi

> Gert Doering
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 2:25 PM
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 09:15:52AM -0400, Tim Durack wrote:
> > Be very cautious when evaluating platforms for (I)SP functions. Make
> > sure the BU understands and will support what you intend to do.
>
> I'm still wondering where the BU is that understands what an exchange point
> is...
>
> Even ASR9k BU (whatever it is called officially) seems to totally not
> understand why you'd want netflow-accounting with source mac addresses
> in there...  or some of the reactions to TAC cases ("what, you have a layer 2
> network with 600 other routers in there, and our IPv6 ND code is starting to
> misbehave?")...
>
> gert
>

Well speaking of BUs understanding of IX needs or BGP for that matter, Juniper and ALU both have same route preference(Cisco AD) for iBGP and eBGP routes -now how stupid is that right!?!?!
I guess that sometimes it's just good to jut copy your predecessors if you don't know what you're doing.


adam



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