At 06:04 PM 9/30/2002 +0000, Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: >I have an even more fundamental question. ;-) Why does MPLS need a routing >protocol at all? Obviously, the forwarding of traffic doesn't use it. >Forwarding is based on the labels. Is it for the label distribution >component? Couldn't that be done with manual configuration?
Static label assignment is tremendously onerous. Keep in mind that without a control plane that has some topological awareness, you'd need to configure label in/out relationships on every transit router in your network, per LSP. Try that with 5000 LSPs :) I'd rather do 5-10 in a low security prison myself. Pete >Priscilla > > >nrf wrote: > > > > ""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=54876&t=54507 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
