Re: VPLS support on 6500

you can have ES+ on 6500

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/data_sheet_c78-643759.html

you don't need 7600's SR code , you can run it on 12.2(33) SXJ1 or later.

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:38 AM, Pavel Bykov <slidersv_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Also, if you push Cisco hard enough, they'll provide you with SR code that
> runs on 6500 and allows installing ES cards there. But that's pretty much
> irrelevant, because you need ES cards in the first place.
>
> I suggest looking into Sup2T, which supports VPLS natively
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Radioactive Frog <pbhatkoti_at_gmail.com>wrote:
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>> That's why Sup2T for 65xx was Born ;)
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>> On Thursday, January 12, 2012, Paul Negron <negron.paul_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> > YUP,
>> > I tried to run it in a production backbone but never got past the lab.
>> >
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>> >> From: Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>
>> >> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:50:34 -0800
>> >> To: Paul Negron <negron.paul_at_gmail.com>
>> >> Cc: Irfan Sid <lifeoverip_at_gmail.com>, <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>,
>> >> <cisco_at_groupstudy.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: VPLS support on 6500
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:30, Paul Negron <negron.paul_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>> Marko is correct. You need SR code. SX has issues running VPLS.
>> >>
>> >> I think it WAS there as early as SXD, but with SXx, you're restricted
>> >> from using ES line cards, if I'm not much mistaken.
>> >>
>> >> VPLS and 6500 are not the best of matches.
>> >>
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