RE: What is the minimum HW requrement to run MPLS

From: McCallum, Robert (robert.mccallum@thus.net)
Date: Tue Sep 02 2003 - 04:17:53 GMT-3


Use 2600's with service provider code. The only one gotcha in most of this code is whether
You want to use ldp or tdp. Every service provider code seems to have tdp but it's a little
Trickier to get ldp.

Robert McCallum
CCIE #8757 R&S
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kym blair [mailto:kymblair@hotmail.com]
> Sent: 02 September 2003 08:09
> To: shenkerjp@yahoo.co.jp; seonghui@vads.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: What is the minimum HW requrement to run MPLS
>
>
> Tim,
>
> MPLS will run on a 4500M, but you'd be happier with a 4700M+
> because the
> 4500M will only accept 32MB DRAM while the 4700M will accept
> 64MB DRAM. The
> 4500M will occasionally "write erase" and "reload" just at
> the worst times
> ... when you've got lots of things configured. I'm running
> Enterprise Plus
> 12.2(7) on the 4700M+ routers and Enterprise Plus 12.2(6) on
> the 4500M (same
> IOS image can run on both 4500/4700).
>
> My 2500 running Enterprise Plus 12.2(1) does CEF but does not
> do MPLS; don't
> know about later versions. My 2600 running Enterprise Plus
> 12.2.(6) does
> MPLS.
>
> HTH, Kym
>
>
> >From: shenkerjp <shenkerjp@yahoo.co.jp>
> >Reply-To: shenkerjp <shenkerjp@yahoo.co.jp>
> >To: seonghui <seonghui@vads.com>, ccielab@groupstudy.com
> >Subject: RE: What is the minimum HW requrement to run MPLS
> >Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 14:26:17 +0900 (JST)
> >
> >Thank you for reply.
> >
> >
> > I am thinking to set up home lab as following
> >
> > Provider Edge router(PE) x2
> > Provider router(P) x2
> > CE router
> >
> > MBGP and OSPF run between PE routers and
> > OSPF run between P and PE.
> > Static,BGP will be using between PE and CE router.
> >
> > Does 2600 or 4500M router support under above
> > environment?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I read somewhere that you can even run MPLS on 2500
> > > and there is a code/IOS
> > > for 2500. Of course 2600 can run MPLS but you must
> > > consider what are the
> > > things that you will turn on. You wouldn't want to
> > > run BGP, OSPF, etc on a
> > > 2600 with IP CEF and tag-switching/label-switching
> > > turned on.
> > >
> > > 2600 will be ideal for CE. I am not quite sure what
> > > are the things that you
> > > will do in a MPLS home lab. We do not usually use
> > > 2600 in a live network for
> > > PE or P routers.
> > >
> > > Please correct me if I am wrong
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf
> > > Of shenkerjp@yahoo.co.jp
> > > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 7:36 PM
> > > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > > Subject: What is the minimum HW requrement to run
> > > MPLS
> > >
> > >
> > > ALL
> > >
> > >
> > > I would like to bulid MPLS network at my home lab.
> > > Does anyone know what minimum HW to run MPLS?
> > >
> > > MPLS can run on 2600 router?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim
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