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[Puddinhead Wilson <puddinghead_wilson007@yahoo.co.uk>]

now now Ravi :))
let us read something :))




 --- Ravi Bhagavathula <ravi.bhagavathula@wichita.edu>
wrote: 
> When you talk about pure Layer 2 networks and their
> scalability, are you
> also referring to layer 2 circuits built around AToM
> and/or L2TPv3? Can you
> recommend a few starters to read up on the
> scalability issues related to
> layer 3 networks and layer 2 circuits (built around
> AToM)? 
> 
> 
> Ravi Bhagavathula, PhD
> 324 Wallace Hall
> Electrical and Computer Engg. Dept.
> Wichita State University,
> Wichita, KS 67260-0044
> Telephone: (316) 978-3494
> Fax: (316) 978-5408
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sthaug@nethelp.no [mailto:sthaug@nethelp.no] 
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 8:13 AM
> 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.
> 
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
> 
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