""Chuck's Long Road"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > hey, friends, I'm always interested in learning something I didn't know > before. not claiming to know a whole lot about MPLS, but in terms of > operation, MPLS operates on top of a routing protocol, any routing protocol, > correct? Requires that CEF is enabled, at least in the Cisco world, but any > old routing protocol is fair game as the transport piece, correct? > > So to me, the question would become one of the relative merits of any > routing protocol, without the MPLS issue clouding it. I would think, but > what do I know?
I got an even more fundamental question - why does MPLS require IP at all? At the risk of starting a religious way, it's not called Internet Protocol Label Switching, it's Multi-protocol label switching. MPLS has effectively become a feature of IP, as opposed to a generalized control-plane mechanism for which is what it was originally intended. > > I suppose there are always the issue of interoperability. > > I would certainly appreciate the wisdom of the folks on this group. > > Chuck > > > > ""Kohli, Jaspreet"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I am looking for a comparative design question: Why a large corporation > > should or should not use MPLS over EIGRP . Any useful links will be > > greatly appreciated . > > > > > > Thanks as always > > > > > > Jaspreet > > _________________________________________________________ > > > > Consultant > > > > > > Andrew NZ Inc > > Box 50 691, Porirua > > Wellington 6230, New Zealand > > Phone +64 4 238 0723 > > Fax +64 4 238 0701 > > e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > WARNING: The contents of this e-mail and any attached files may contain > > information that is legally privileged and/or confidential to the named > > recipient. This information is not to be used by any other person and/or > > organisation. The views expressed in this document do not necessarily > > reflect those of Andrew NZ Inc If you have received this e-mail and any > > attached files in error please notify the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy > > your copy of this message. Thank you. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------- > > This message is for the designated recipient only and may > > contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. > > If you have received it in error, please notify the sender > > immediately and delete the original. Any unauthorized use of > > this email is prohibited. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------- Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54515&t=54507 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
