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MPLS Performance analysis.....

  • From: "Loa Andersson" <landerss@nortelnetworks.com>
  • Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 23:14:57 +0200
  • CC: mpls@UU.NET
  • Organization: Nortel Networks
  • X-Sybari-Space: 00000000 00000000 00000000



Sean Doran wrote:
> 
> Several people write:
> 
> > [lots of commentary about how wonderful MPLS is at making forwarding fast]
> 
So comments are basically wrong, HW forwarding on IP header is exactly
as fast as Label based forwarding- wired speed!

BTW - who were the people that made those comments?

> 

< snip>

> UUNET found a new layer-2 religion, essentially killing backbone ATM.
> Many companies are distracted from actually learning how to do IP routing.
> 

Poor UU-net - they were converted to a non-sense religion. MPLS is not
L2
it is L3. Or is the misunderstanding by those who try to explain what 
UU-net believes?

/Loa

> 
>         Sean.

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Loa Andersson
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