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RE: MPLS aware NICs

  • From: "McCallum, Robert" <robert.mccallum@thus.net>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:01:38 +0100
  • Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
  • Resent-Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:17:20 -0400
  • To: "'sthaug@nethelp.no'" <sthaug@nethelp.no>, puddinghead_wilson007@yahoo.co.uk



Robert McCallum 
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07818002241 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sthaug@nethelp.no [mailto:sthaug@nethelp.no] 
> Sent: 20 August 2004 14:13
> To: puddinghead_wilson007@yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> Subject: Re: [MPLS-OPS]: MPLS aware NICs
> 
> 
> > > Ethernet interfaces are very popular for customers
> > > here in Norway
> > > too - but again, your core network could be
> > > completely different.
> > 
> > yes, but no reason why ethernet would not scale...
> > 
> > Let me check what the latest rage support on ZX
> > modules are...a few 100 kms? how costly is it to put
> > up another switch after every few 100kms?
> 
> The reason pure Ethernet L2 networks don't scale well have 
> little or nothing to with distance limitations for ZX GBICs 
> (which, by the way, typically is 70 to 100 km).
> 
> If you don't know why scaling pure Ethernet L2 networks is 
> difficult I would encourage reading up on this before trying 
> to continue the discussion.

OR you are too young to be on this list :-)

> 
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
> 
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