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RE: RE: Is it possible to connect 2 CEs off the same PE using l2-martini?

  • From: Mathew Lodge <mathew@cplane.com>
  • Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 10:48:18 -0700
  • Cc: "'Jim Guichard'" <jguichar@cisco.com>, "'Vach Kompella'" <vkompella@timetra.com>, "'Andrew G. Malis'" <Andy.Malis@VivaceNetworks.com>, <mpls-ops@mplsrc.com>
  • Resent-Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:00:09 -0400
  • To: "Joe Lin" <jlin@doradosoftware.com>, "'fraanro'" <fraanro@arrakis.es>
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At 10:06 AM 5/24/2002 -0700, Joe Lin wrote:
>I'll be blunt then.
>
>For juniper I can do the proprietary ccc crossconnects.
>
>What do I do for cisco?

Er... it seems that you're asking "how do I configure layer 2 switching on 
a Cisco router?" For Ethernet, you might put the two interfaces into the 
same VLAN. That would work.

Cheers,

Mathew

>-----Original Message-----
>From: fraanro [mailto:fraanro@arrakis.es]
>Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 11:56 PM
>To: Joe Lin
>Cc: 'Jim Guichard'; 'Vach Kompella'; 'Andrew G. Malis';
>mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
>Subject: Re: RE: [MPLS-OPS]: Is it possible to connect 2 CEs off the
>same PE using l2-martini?
>
>Hi,
>
>   as far as understand Martini describes/defines basically two things:
>     - The encapsulation methods for diverse L2 technologies over MPLS
>frames to be transported (obviously) over a MPLS network.
>     - The signalling mechanisms to permit two devices to establish a L2
>over MPLS communications using those encapsulations.
>
>   Therefore in the scenario of only one PE:
>      - Where is the MPLS there? That is, what do you need to transport
>over MPLS?
>      - What do you need to signal?
>
>   So, what do you need Martini for? You just need to do L2 ethernet
>switching if it is for Ethernet, ATM switching for ATM, Frame Relay
>switching, .... What you need is a device able to do Martini for remote
>connections and this tasks for local connections. As far as I know
>there are already some out there able to do that (maybe for not all the
>L2 technologies at the same time).
>
>Javier.
>
>
>----- Mensaje Original -----
>Remitente: "Joe Lin" <jlin@doradosoftware.com>
>Fecha: Miércoles, Mayo 22, 2002 8:56 pm
>Asunto: RE: [MPLS-OPS]: Is it possible to connect 2 CEs off the same
>PE using l2-martini?
>
> > For an end user of this technology then I am pretty much stuck with
> >
> > If I want to provide L2 VPN services using draft-martini across PEs,
> > then use martini.  Else, work some magic??  Because vendor X's
> > implementation of the draft does not support providing L2 VPN services
> > off the same PE using martini?
> >
> > Doesn't this sound silly?
> >
> > Am I missing something?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Guichard [mailto:jguichar@cisco.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 7:36 AM
> > To: jlin@doradosoftware.com; Vach Kompella; Andrew G. Malis
> > Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> > Subject: RE: [MPLS-OPS]: Is it possible to connect 2 CEs off the
> > same PE
> > using l2-martini?
> >
> > it depends on which type of encapsulation you are talking about - you
> > can
> > certainly bridge locally or provide frame switching locally but
> > this has
> > nothing to do with Martini. Jim
> >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Joe Lin [mailto:jlin@doradosoftware.com]
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:40 AM
> > > >To: Vach Kompella; Andrew G. Malis; Joe Lin
> > > >Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> > > >Subject: RE: [MPLS-OPS]: Is it possible to connect 2 CEs off
> > the same
> > PE
> > > >using l2-martini?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >No your not missing anything.
> > > >
> > > >effectively that would be the question.
> > > >
> > > >For a L2 device that does L3 functions, the answer
> > > >would be vlan.
> > > >
> > > >but what about L3 devices now thats doing L2
> > > >functions?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >---- Vach Kompella <vkompella@timetra.com> wrote:
> > > >> I'm not sure I understand the question or the
> > > >response.  Where's the need
> > > >> for martini in this configuration?
> > > >>
> > > >> To me, the question sounds like "Can a PE switch an
> > > >L2 frame from one port
> > > >> to another?" and the answer is "Yes, my box can,
> > > >using draft-martini".  Am I
> > > >> missing something?
> > > >>
> > > >> -Vach
> > > >>   -----Original Message-----
> > > >>   From: Andrew G. Malis
> > > >[mailto:Andy.Malis@VivaceNetworks.com]
> > > >>   Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:28 PM
> > > >>   To: Joe Lin
> > > >>   Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> > > >>   Subject: Re: [MPLS-OPS]: Is it possible to
> > > >connect 2 CEs off the same PE
> > > >> using l2-martini?
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>   Joe,
> > > >>
> > > >>   Absolutely (at least with our implementation).
> > > >There's nothing in the
> > > >> protocol definition to prevent it.
> > > >>
> > > >>   Cheers,
> > > >>   Andy
> > > >>
> > > >>   --------
> > > >>
> > > >>   At 5/21/2002 04:38 PM -0700, Joe Lin wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>     Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >>                 All the sample configurations for
> > > >l2-martini shows
> > > >> connections between 2 CEs that are off 2 different
> > > >PEs.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>             CE --  PE PE -- CE
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>     Is it possible to use l2-martini to connect 2
> > > >CEs that hangs off the
> > > >> same PE?
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>              CE PE
> > > >>
> > > >>                       /
> > > >>
> > > >>                     /
> > > >>
> > > >>              CE /
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>     -Joe
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
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| Mathew Lodge                 | mathew@cplane.com     |
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