[f-nsp] FlexLink functionality for FastIrons

[Raja Subramanian]

Sorry for the double post!

- Raja




On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Raja Subramanian
<rajasuperman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 3:27 AM, Eric Helm <helmwork at ruraltel.net> wrote:
>> Yes... they call the feature "Protected Link Groups"
>
> We have a large campus LAN with +150 FI switches in a traditional 3 tier
> design with edge and aggregation in each building and a campus core. We're
> using switched edge/aggregation with routing only on the core for all our 70
> odd VLANs.
>
> Is there any way of isolating STP issues at the edge/aggregation/building and
> ensure they are not passed on to the core? I want to prevent potential campus
> wide outage due to local STP issues at the edge.
>
> Would this Protected Link Groups feature be something to consider using
> between our aggregation and core?
>
> TIA
>
> - Raja