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Akmal, I am hoping the right person will respond with a list that was on this forum within the past 6 months. The list was of providers that are using MPLS, and it had more than 50 listed. I have lost the access to my copy, sorry. Roger Williams >Resent-Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 02:19:39 -0400 >X-Authentication-Warning: host.secure4-hosting.net: mplsrc12 set sender to >mpls-ops-request@mplsrc.com using -f >Subject: [MPLS-OPS]: Cisco routers that support MPLS-VPN and VLAN-VPN >Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:31:51 +0530 >X-MS-Has-Attach: >X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: >Thread-Topic: [MPLS-OPS]: Cisco routers that support MPLS-VPN and VLAN-VPN >Thread-Index: AcJ6nqRfQd8EkUj2SAOQTDTqRm284QAgjNjQAAB/KqA= >From: "Akmal M Khan" <akmalm_khan@infosys.com> >To: "MPLS-ops Mailing List" <mpls-ops@mplsrc.com> >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Oct 2002 06:01:51.0334 (UTC) >FILETIME=[D8A12860:01C27B22] >X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by >host.secure4-hosting.net id g9O60Rd17652 >Resent-From: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com >X-Mailing-List: <mpls-ops@mplsrc.com> archive/latest/4697 >X-Loop: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com >Resent-Sender: mpls-ops-request@mplsrc.com > > >Hi , > >I am just trying to spend some time in studying mpls vpn market. I want to >list down all the vendors which support mpls . and then do a comparative >analysis of the PE devices . > >I am not sure if this information is available on net . > >Any pointers to this is appreciable . > >Regards >Akmal > >-----Original Message----- >From: Roger Clark Williams [mailto:rogerw@nordlink.com] >Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 6:10 PM >To: MPLS-ops Mailing List >Subject: Fwd: [MPLS-OPS]: Cisco routers that support MPLS-VPN and >VLAN-VPN > > >Champion, your question is not quite right. The real question you need to >ask is "What Cisco IOS level supports the services I want?". > >In a very general way you can say MPLS runs on every Cisco router from the >2600 up. But not all features supported on one platform are supported on >others. And a 2600 will not be a very good PE for the middle of New York >City, though by narrow definition it could do the job. There are other >deciding factors you need to think about as well: Memory, speed, number of >ports, type of supported ports.... > >Similarly, if the IOS for a given router supports the ISL protocol, then >you should be able to run VLANs through that router. > >What you need to do is to get yourself a Cisco web site CCO login and spend >some time with the Feature Navigator (www.cisco.com/go/fn) that Dennis >Hartmann humorously mentioned on this mailing list a few weeks ago. Once >you find an IOS version that supports what you want, then see if that >version runs on the routers you are looking at. There is no simple answer, >no easy list. > >Your other email asks how to do all this. That is a bit much to ask on the >forum since there is a lot to it, and all the information is available on >the Cisco web site. It is not a simple 3-step program. Go to the Cisco site >and do a search on the router platform you have plus the words "MPLS", >"ISL", and "VLAN". You should very quickly find information on how to set >up the system, along with sample configurations. > >You also need to understand what you are doing, how MPLS works and what it >is. I have said it on this forum before and again I would recommend >Pepelnjak's book MPLS and VPN Architectures if you want to get one book >that will explain the whole thing, in case you don't already know. The book >is published by Cisco Press, ISBN 1-58705-002-1. > >I hope this helps, and good luck > >Roger Williams > > >Resent-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 01:52:05 -0400 > >X-Authentication-Warning: host.secure4-hosting.net: mplsrc12 set sender to > >mpls-ops-request@mplsrc.com using -f > >X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.41 (Entity 5.404) > >From: "champion boliao" <mpls2000@mail.com> > >To: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com > >Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:23:17 -0500 > >X-Originating-Ip: 61.8.228.134 > >X-Originating-Server: ws1-11.us4.outblaze.com > >Subject: [MPLS-OPS]: Cisco routers that support MPLS-VPN and VLAN-VPN > >Resent-From: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com > >X-Mailing-List: <mpls-ops@mplsrc.com> archive/latest/4689 > >X-Loop: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com > >Resent-Sender: mpls-ops-request@mplsrc.com > > > >Dear Sir/Madam, > > > >I am a dummy me Networking area. I am desperately in need with your helps. > > > >I am current doing a project that requires CISCO routers to support MPLS > >features. > > > >As I am lacking of information in this field, could you please give me > >some advices on the following queries? > > > >1) Please give me a list of routers that support MPLS-VPN. > > > >2) Please give me a list of routers that support VLAN-VPN > > > >Thank you very much and have a nice day. > >-- > >__________________________________________________________ > >Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com > >http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > > >------- > >The MPLS-OPS Mailing List > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.mplsrc.com/mplsops.shtml > >Archive: http://www.mplsrc.com/mpls-ops_archive.shtml > >------- >The MPLS-OPS Mailing List >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.mplsrc.com/mplsops.shtml >Archive: http://www.mplsrc.com/mpls-ops_archive.shtml > >------- >The MPLS-OPS Mailing List >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.mplsrc.com/mplsops.shtml >Archive: http://www.mplsrc.com/mpls-ops_archive.shtml ------- 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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