Re: EoMPLS point to point design

That doesn't make sense.

You should have full layer2 connectivity between the sites. This means a
switch on each end of the circuit will work fine.The fact that they say you
need a layer 3 device on each end doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The PE
routers should simply forward every Ethernet frame they receive, regardless
of the source or destination. Every implementation of EoMPLS I've seen
operates this way (Cisco, Juniper, Alcalu).

Check provider drop. You may need to use a cross over cable, or roll the
fibers.

-Yuri

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Irfan Sid <lifeoverip_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Group
>
> With EoMPLS point to point link can I put a L2 switch facing the Service
> provider PE routers on both ends, or does it have to be a L3 router? All
> the
> cisco documentations seems to show a router.
>
> Reason Im asking is that I have ordered a EoMPLS point to point circuit
> from
> my service provider between two cities, and I am not getting an end to end
> Layer 2 broadcast domain when I connect a switch on each end. The service
> provider has stated that I need a Router facing back to the service
> provider
> on both ends, and a switch wil not work?
>
> I wanted to create a Layer 2 trunk between the two sites and have a flat
> layer 2 topology between the two ciites.
>
> Is it not possible to have a Layer 2 Ethernet domain via EoMPLS or do I
> have
> to use VPLS for this? Please can someone explain this to me and how I can
> meet my requirements.
>
> Kind Regards
> Irfan S.
>
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