[j-nsp] convert config from m120 to mx480

[Michael Still]

Agree completely. Layer-2 should be kept as close to the access edge as
possible and not span anything that could be done via Layer-3.


On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Chuck Anderson <cra at wpi.edu> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 02, 2015 at 12:08:34PM -0500, David B Funk wrote:
> > We have a venerable m120 that's being used as an edge router in our
> > department on campus. We've recently acquired an mx480 as a replacement.
> >
> > I'm trying to decide the best way to port the m120 config to the mx480;
> > Either a pretty much straight up port (strictly a L3 device) or try
> > to convert it to a L2/L3 config that can utilize some of the switching
> > features of the mx480.
> >
> > Anybody have suggestions or advice for this scenario?
>
> Keep it strictly as a L3 device.  Eliminate as much L2 as possible
> from your network :-)
>
> Some recommended blog posts:
>
> http://blog.ipspace.net/2011/10/l2-or-l3-switching-in-campus-networks.html
>
> http://blog.ipspace.net/2015/04/what-is-layer-2-and-why-do-we-need-it.html
>
> http://blog.ipspace.net/2015/04/more-layer-2-misconceptions.html
>
> http://blog.ipspace.net/2015/04/rearchitecting-l3-only-networks.html
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