[j-nsp] tunneling on MX

[Sean Clarke]

Marlon Duksa wrote:
> Thanks Sean! Please see in-line:
>
> > Don't do it on the RE, unless you want problems.
>
> Marlon: But would this be an option if I wanted to? It seems to me 
> that this is not even an option.
only for GRE or IP-IP for instance ... but don't do it .. you may screw 
up your protocols.


>
>     I also remember running VPLS without it (no-tunneling-service
>     command). Why
>     do I need this tunneling mode  than on MX?
>
>      
>
> You don't - you can also run in no-tunnel mode
>
> Marlon: That's exactly my point. Why don't I need it? What benefit do 
> I get if I use it vs not? If I don't need it for VPLS, then maybe I 
> don't need it for bunch of other stuff? Where is the delineation?
> Thanks again.
> Marlon
>
what other stuff ? You need it for NG-multicast , draft-rosen, some 
multicast functionality as explained before .... but "most" features do 
not need a tunnel PIC.