Re: Wanna Be a CCIE? Try This One [7:6076]

[Peter I. Slow, CCNP Voice Specialist]

Hey he could use MPLS to do traffic engineering, actually.
What kind of routers are these?
=P

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----- Original Message -----
From: "W. Alan Robertson" 
To: "Peter I. Slow, CCNP Voice Specialist" ;

Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: Wanna Be a CCIE? Try This One [7:6076]


> Peter,
>
> With all due respect, he doesn't have an IGP problem...  He has a
> routing problem, and would like the ability to influence the flow of
> traffic under certain circumstances to provide for better network
> performance.
>
> After hearing a better explanation of the real issue, path selection
> for an International site, the use of BGP might go a long way toward
> solving the issue.
>
> He could very simply address his issues by breaking his OSPF into two
> seperate routing domains, and utilizing BGP as a means of
> interconnecting them.  He could manipulate the traffic through the use
> of something as simple as AS-path prepending, or the other mechanisms
> Chuck mentioned (local preference, weight, or meds).
>
> Routing protocols are but tools, a simple means to an end.  Like all
> tools, each has it's strengths and weaknesses.  Most important is that
> you select the right one for a given situation.  In the absence of
> more information, the use of BGP sounds like a pretty good solution to
> the given problem.
>
> Alan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter I. Slow, CCNP Voice Specialist" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: Wanna Be a CCIE? Try This One [7:6076]
>
>
> > next time you recomend using bgp to fix an IGP problem, im going
> to.., well,
> > uh, just dont do it again.




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