RE: OSPF -vs- ISIS

2005-06-21 Thread Mike Bernico
IPFRR. Every indication from the vendor is that this feature will be available to ISIS first, most likely because of either the extensibility of ISIS or more likely because ISIS is in so many larger providers. Mike Bernico -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

Network Operations - Visionael opinions

2004-10-20 Thread Mike Bernico
Hi, I'm looking for thoughts and opinions on "Visionael Network Resource Manager" from network operators that have used or evaluated this product. I'd appreciate anything you'd like to share regarding your experiences. Thanks in Advance! Mike Bernico

RE: MPLS ICMP Extensions

2003-08-14 Thread Mike Bernico
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that the extended MPLS info only showed up when the trace was started on a PE or P router. Is that right? If customers or others outside the MPLS domain can see that info I'd definitely agree with you. Mike -Original Message- From: Leo Bicknell [mailto:[

RE: Seeking Advice: L2TPv3 vs. Martini Draft MPLS

2003-04-04 Thread Mike Bernico
ll be available as a product as well as Layer 2 VPNs. That's definitely a benefit. -Original Message- From: David Bigge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 10:56 AM To: Mike Bernico; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Seeking Advice: L2TPv3 vs. Martini Draft MPLS

Seeking Advice: L2TPv3 vs. Martini Draft MPLS

2003-04-04 Thread Mike Bernico
All, I'm currently comparing these two technologies in an effort to offer a Layer 2 VPN service on our backbone. Our network is currently not MPLS enabled. Below is what I perceive as the pros and cons of each technology. If anyone has thoughts on or experience with either one of these protocol

RE: IP QoS case-studies

2003-02-03 Thread Mike Bernico
Pete, Our network is currently offering DiffServ QoS to customers. It's a new service, but so far it is working well and has been very well received by our customers. I'd be happy to answer any questions about what we do or why offline but here are some "talking points" of our policy. 1. We

RE: routing between provider edge and CPE routers

2003-01-29 Thread Mike Bernico
> So, by accepting routes from CPE you create a huge security vulnerability > for your customers, and other parties. This practice was understood as a > very bad network engineering for decades. Is there someplace I can find tidbits of information like this? I haven't been alive decades so I

RE: routing between provider edge and CPE routers

2003-01-29 Thread Mike Bernico
Mike -Original Message- From: Bruce Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:09 AM To: Mike Bernico Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: routing between provider edge and CPE routers We switched to BGP just recently, before things got out of hand. I h

routing between provider edge and CPE routers

2003-01-29 Thread Mike Bernico
had any issues doing that? In particular I'm wondering about the thousands of lines of configuration used to make static routes work. Thanks in advance for your advice. Mike Bernico