[uknof] ALA for Broadband

2013-09-06 Thread Ben Ward
Hi all, Has anyone implemented the NICC's ALA architecture in the UK? http://www.niccstandards.org.uk/publications/ala.cfm Given that the PPP/L2TP handoffs are so well defined it's tempting to use them, but using VLANs seems to be the future. ALA looks like a solution, but I've yet to hear anyone

Re: [uknof] ALA for Broadband

2013-09-06 Thread Neil J. McRae
I don't think anyone is using it. On 06/09/2013 12:06, "Ben Ward" mailto:b...@crouchingbadger.com>> wrote: Hi all, Has anyone implemented the NICC's ALA architecture in the UK? http://www.niccstandards.org.uk/publications/ala.cfm Given that the PPP/L2TP handoffs are so well defined it's tempti

Re: [uknof] ALA for Broadband

2013-09-11 Thread Ben Ward
Thanks Neil, Is there a particular wholesale interconnect method that people have settled on where L2TP isn't the preferred option? Ben On 6 September 2013 16:47, Neil J. McRae wrote: > I don't think anyone is using it. > > On 06/09/2013 12:06, "Ben Ward" wrote: > > Hi all, > > Has any

Re: [uknof] ALA for Broadband

2013-09-11 Thread Charlie Boisseau
Ben, Short answer - yes; everyone uses simple VLANs for customer separation. Long answer - yes; MEF have the eNNI spec. Also IETF have an RFC which many people use as a guideline for testing their NNIs (especially if they're not fussed about MEF dogma). http://metroethernetforum.org/Assets/Te

Re: [uknof] ALA for Broadband

2013-09-11 Thread Neil J. McRae
ah the grass is always greener syndrome ;) MEF in my view has become too heavy and they are standardising things that don't need it, Ethernet is low cost and in my view they are adding cost (MEF certified engineers? WTF?!). Using VLANs is most likely the future, but PPP based solutions will be