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Re: UTI (Universal Transport Interface)

  • From: Christopher Lewis <chrlewis@cisco.com>
  • Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 16:07:14 -0500
  • Cc: Luc De Ghein <ldeghein@cisco.com>, rcheung@houston.sns.slb.com, mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
  • Resent-Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 18:07:02 -0400
  • To: Yakov Rekhter <yakov@juniper.net>
  • X-Sender: chrlewis@fargo.cisco.com

Agreed, my use of the word core was incorrect. It should just have been 
network, which was what I really meant.

Also agreed on the rationality (or lack thereof) of those you mention and 
their overall significance in the market, however, for some vendors, those 
couple of folks are important :)

Chris

At 04:01 PM 8/7/2002, Yakov Rekhter wrote:
>Chris,
>
> > At 07:21 AM 8/7/2002, Yakov Rekhter wrote:
> > > > UTI can transport layer2. GRE transports layer3.
> > >
> > >Since one could run MPLS over GRE, and since AToM can transport layer2,
> > >it follows that a combination of GRE+MPLS can transport layer2.
> > >
> > >Yakov.
> >
> > Yes, but not all providers want an MPLS core today.
>
>I understand. And that is precisely where MPLS over GRE fits in, as
>it doesn't require the core to run MPLS.
>
>I understand that some folks have fairly irrational attitude towards
>MPLS to the point where just mentioning MPLS causes them high blood
>pressure and severe emotional distress. For these folks MPLS, or
>MPLS over GRE is clearly a non-viable opition (as it is detrimental
>to their health). One may ask whether these folks constitute a
>significant market segment. But that is a separate discussion :-)
>
>Yakov.

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