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Fwd: Why Multiprotocaol?

  • From: Roger Clark Williams <rogerw@nordlink.com>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:27:54 -0400
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Bhavesh, it was my understanding that MPLS was originally thought of as 
being able to run over any protocol, not just IP. This is not how it has 
worked out so far, probably since IP has generally won the protocol wars. 
Let's see...MPLS over SNA? DecNet? Any takers?

Roger Williams


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>Why we call it Multiprotocol?
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>Because supprort for multiple routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS
>etc.)? or
>Because support for multiple layer 3 protocols (IP, IPX etc.)?
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>Thanks.
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>-Bhavesh Modi
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