[j-nsp] convert config from m120 to mx480

[David B Funk]

Except that this -is- an edge device.

It's upstream is a link to the campus core routers, the downstream is a tree
of EX distribution switches. It's running no routing protocols has only a single
path to the outside (so static routs suffice).


On Fri, 2 Oct 2015, Michael Still wrote:

> 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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