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Re: Why Multiprotocaol?

  • From: Eric Osborne <eosborne@cisco.com>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:13:28 -0400
  • Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
  • Resent-Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:37:17 -0400
  • To: Bhavesh Modi <bhavesh_modi@da-iict.org>
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On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 08:05:36PM +0530, Bhavesh Modi wrote:
> 
> Why we call it Multiprotocol?
> 
> Because supprort for multiple routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS 
> etc.)? or
> Because support for multiple layer 3 protocols (IP, IPX etc.)?

Because in theory MPLS can carry anything inside it.  The real-world
application hasn't been IP/IPX/Appletalk, but IP/ATM/HDLC/other L2
payloads.



eric

> Thanks.
>  
> -Bhavesh Modi
> 
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