The MPLS-OPS Archive[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index][Thread Index][Author Index][Subject Index] Re: Ground up MPLS deployment
1-> There should not be any regarding the network, but due to mpls complexivity the management of the network will need more attention. 2-> I do not think changing to ISIS will introduce any benefit as it should not be a large network (I guess). 3-> If we think about data traffic (not video) MPLS will not make it any much better in a small environment, probably you will encounter more benefits if talking about video packets. Regards, Jacinto jeffrey.welch@spectrum-health.org on 16/05/2002 21:09:00 To: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com cc: ryan.brotherton@spectrum-health.org Subject: [MPLS-OPS]: Ground up MPLS deployment Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm working on a complete network redesign that will replace an ATM core with a fully meshed redundant Gigabit ethernet core and edge solution. I've administered MPLS networks in the past, (OC-48 POS backbone running IS-IS, MPLS and RSVP.) but have never deployed it personally. As this is a brand new network being implemented, topology and all, it seemed like a good time to look at MPLS as a possible augmentation to the Gig-E network going into place. My questions are: 1) Are there any known issues with utilizing MPLS in a smaller MAN (Metro Area Network) type environment? 2) The current IGP of choice is OSPF. We are not running BGP across the core at all, as this is a hospital and the internal network that we're replacing is private. Would a protocol change to IS-IS be beneficial at all? OR will OSPF work just fine? (I think it will, but just want to be sure.) 3) MPLS is a good fit within an ethernet environment due to the QoS constraints inherent in ethernet technology. Will MPLS provide the level of QoS needed to support the sensitive information contained in a hospital type network? (This is my first experience in a health care organization, where lives are literally at times dependant on the information provided across the network.) 5 nines seems to be the basic requirements here. Any information, leads, or suggestions would be a big help. Thank you all for your time. Jeffrey E. Welch Sr. Data Communications Specialist Network Infrastructure Office 616-391-2856 Pager 616-931-6346 Mobile 810-730-3169 ------- The MPLS-OPS Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.mplsrc.com/mplsops.shtml Archive: http://www.mplsrc.com/mpls-ops_archive.shtml
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