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Re: Fwd: FW: How to Differentiate Traffic ?

  • From: Robert Raszuk <raszuk@cisco.com>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 07:20:41 +0100
  • CC: Karl Garcia <Karl.Garcia@cosinecom.com>, mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
  • Organization: Signature: http://www.employees.org/~raszuk/sig/
  • Resent-Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 02:34:58 -0500
  • To: Colby Duong <colby@coronanetworks.com>


> I can enlighten myself
> and see if our VR architecture is completely wrong.

I doubt that an individual that can't even read my signature can be
enlighten at all :-) ... 

> VRF and
> virtual router are 2 completely different things from software
> implementations to functionalities.

Depends who implements them. 

R.

PS: So that you know I was never in TAC.


> Colby Duong wrote:
> 
> This is funny.  Anyone cares if some cisco tech support guy get
> upset?  And he dares to call people clueless?  Stop acting like you
> are god on this list just because you know a few CLIs.  VRF and
> virtual router are 2 completely different things from software
> implementations to functionalities. The only similarity is yes they
> both use separate FIBs.  Please consult your software architect first
> before making such misleading statement and refrain from speaking for
> Juniper.  I think they are too smart to be making such claim.
> 
> This topic has been discussed before but lowly me would love to hear
> from any Cisco software designer (not TAC) on this list Cisco's
> justification for saying VRF = VR so hopefully I can enlighten myself
> and see if our VR architecture is completely wrong.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Raszuk [mailto:raszuk@cisco.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 1:52 AM
> To: Karl Garcia
> Cc: 'ccasey@bigfoot.com'; mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> Subject: Re: Fwd: FW: How to Differentiate Traffic ?
> 
> Karl,
> 
> Thx for Cosine's senior marketing ad here, but vrf in both cisco &
> juniper implementations is a real router with it's own RIB & FIB as
> well. I really get a bit upset when clueless people talk about vrf
> like
> this: "rather than just a entry into the MPLS core".
> 
> R.
> 
> > Karl Garcia wrote:
> >
> > Just to throw another perspective into the fray, there is equipment
> > available
> > today that will allow the decision about when to leave the private
> > network to
> > be made at the provider's site.  Essentially this turns the VRF into
> a
> > real
> > router, rather than just a entry into the MPLS core.  You would
> > probably
> > need some kind of firewall at the egress point too.  All this
> > functionality
> > can be provided by one device.
> >
> > Designed this way, the CPE could be anything from a full router to
> > just a DSL line.
> > No provider management necessary at all.  And this would eliminate
> the
> >
> > need for special GRE or VLAN configuration (and overhead !!) too.
> >
> > ___________
> > Karl
> >
> > Karl Garcia
> > Sr. Mrkt. Engr.
> > CoSine Communications, Inc.
> > www.cosinecom.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris C., [mailto:theguber@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 2:41 AM
> > To: raszuk@cisco.com
> > Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> > Subject: Re: Fwd: FW: How to Differentiate Traffic ?
> >
> > Robert,
> >
> > Let me clarify a little. This is for a service Providers network.
> Let
> > me
> > make some comments below:
> >
> > > >
> > > > 1. You have a CPE that does not support this? Like a DSL Bridge
> as
> > an
> > > > example.
> > >
> > >I am surprise that you would connect DSL bridge directly into the
> PE.
> >
> > >Usually it goes to NAS then via some L2 encapsulation (for example
> > l2tp)
> > >to PEs.
> > >
> >
> > Chris>> Need cheap CPE devices. The above was just one example. DSL
> > bridge
> > through a DSLAM using a Bridge Group at the PE with DHCP for IP
> > Addressing
> > so that telecommuters for an enterprise can get the same IP address
> > wherther
> > they are at work or at home or a SOHO office. IE: The DHCP server
> for
> > that
> > particular user is the actual enterprises Server
> >
> > > > 2. You do not have a CPE. EG: Ethernet port off a L2 LAN Switch
> in
> > a MTU
> > > > model.
> > >
> > >Well most ethernet switches support VLANs. That's all what you
> need.
> > >Also linux supports both GRE and vlans so you can easily use this
> as
> > >solution as well.
> >
> > Chris>> Does not seem practical. Are you saying put a LINUX WS at
> each
> > site?
> > That eliminates the cost advantage of using Ethernet then doesn't
> it??
> > Also
> > in the VLAN scenario would that not mean the clients Internet
> traffic
> > could
> > route back to the VPN path? (Note: If the client did nothing about
> it
> > and
> > was outsourcing the service to us the SP)
> >
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