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Re: MPLS VPNs or not?
From: "Travis Pugh" <tdp () discombobulated net>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 12:40:13 -0400
At one time, UUNET's traffic was simply outrunning the ability of L3 routers to keep up. Their choices were to:
That does invite a companion observation: at one time, I could reasonably guess that their traffic was outrunning the ability of Layer 2 ATM switches to keep up, as ATM switch vendors have lagged well behind the curve in OC48 and OC192 trunk capability, and IP router vendors haven't even put OC48 ATM linecards on the market. -travis
Current thread:
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not?, (continued)
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not? Craig Partridge (Aug 08)
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not? jmalcolm (Aug 10)
- RE: MPLS VPNs or not? Greg Maxwell (Aug 08)
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not? Fletcher E Kittredge (Aug 08)
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not? Kevin Loch (Aug 08)
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not? Majdi S. Abbas (Aug 08)
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not? Joel Baker (Aug 08)
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not? Craig Partridge (Aug 08)
- RE: MPLS VPNs or not? Vadim Antonov (Aug 08)
- RE: MPLS VPNs or not? Kavi, Prabhu (Aug 08)
- RE: MPLS VPNs or not? Kavi, Prabhu (Aug 08)
- Re: MPLS VPNs or not? Travis Pugh (Aug 08)
- RE: MPLS VPNs or not? Greg Maxwell (Aug 08)
- RE: MPLS VPNs or not? Kavi, Prabhu (Aug 08)
- RE: MPLS VPNs or not? Kavi, Prabhu (Aug 08)