The MPLS-OPS Archive

["Tarun Bhalla" <tarun.bhalla@wipro.com>]

hi all,

 

I am new to this mailing list. so hi to all.. now my problems :(( 

Actually, I am trying to handle the problem of fragmentation in

Ethernet over MPLS network.

 

This is the existing network topology...

 

LAN A -------> MPLS Domain ----------> LAN B

 

To implement EoMPLS, I am capturing the packet in Ingress of the MPLS domain

and trying to send this as a payload over the MPLS domain.. When I

am doing this the problem is that the frames which are 1500 bytes (normal

ethernet frames) can not be sent across this MPLS domain as the payld

of this domain can only be 1496 bytes... (4 bytes label gets added and leave

the matter when multiple labels are added).. So, I am stuck as i am not

able to send 1500 bytes frames..

 

These all things are being carried on test setups. So, I can not

have the liberty or leisure to use SONET interfaces as my core n/w

interfaces.. also am not sure what to do in order to make use of jumbo

ethernet frames... So, the only option left is to fragment the frames when i

capture the ethernet frames.. but for that i need ur advice..

 

I mean is there any standard methodology that says how to handle

fragmentation in ethernet layer cos I will have to anyway go to this

final resort.. or is there any other way arnd. ??

 

Thanks & Regards
Tarun B
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