[j-nsp] L3 to the rack and L2 services over MPLS

[Raphael Mazelier]

Le 27/11/14 08:59, Sebastian Wiesinger a écrit :
> Is there any switch in the portfolio that would give you the ability
> to do L3 to the rack and still have multipoint L2 services implemented
> over it? VPLS or even better EVPN as L2 MPLS service would be
> required.
>
> My perfect setup would be: L3 to the rack switch with BGP and MPLS on
> top. Then over that implement your standard MPLS services for L2.
>
> I was unable to find such a device. It seems that if you want to do L2
> services you need to lock yourself into QFabric or VCF. Vendor lock-in
> is something I want to avoid if possible. It's really annoying that
> they use the same technics under the hood in their fabrics but you
> can't do it without the fabric.
>
> Any thoughts?
>

High end EX (EX9200) support MPLS and VPLS. Be warning that the VPLS 
code is far from perfect (the France-IX have some many issues due to 
VPLS for example).

For cheaper I end with EX4550 that have correct MPLS/BGP support, and 
L2Circuit only.

Regards,

-- 
Raphael Mazelier