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mr_cool112002@yahoo.com | 30 Aug 2009 00:19

: MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

Hi All,

Good Day!

May I request to know what are the Cisco Routers (Platforms) that can be used as PE and P Routers?

Appreciate your assistance!

Thanks and Regards,

Jun

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Mark Tinka | 30 Aug 2009 03:43

Re: : MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

On Sunday 30 August 2009 06:19:33 am mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com 
wrote:

> May I request to know what are the Cisco Routers
> (Platforms) that can be used as PE and P Routers?

According to this:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps6537/ps6557/prod_white_paper0900aecd8051fbdc.html

P and PE functionality can go down to as low as the 1841 
router, but nothing lower (although I'd be wary of using 
these smaller routers for much in the way of MPLS, apart 
from small PE or CE routers). Anything above that is likely 
supported as well, up to the CRS-1.

On the switch side, the 6500 is also supported, with the 
SUP720 supervisor engine.

Note, though, that features and functionality will differ 
among platforms, for all sorts of reasons (software, 
hardware, product positioning, commercial agenda, e.t.c.).

In my experience, I've typically seen the 7200-VXR platform 
used as the minimum for either P or PE functionality.

You'd need to provide more specific information if you need 
extra detail.

Cheers,

Mark.

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Jason Plank | 30 Aug 2009 04:25

Re: : MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

Jun,

Before asking for hardware selection assistance it would be helpful if
you clarified what you are trying to accomplish. There are a bunch of
options when it comes to MPLS but it obviously depends on the size of
the environment and some of the features you hope to enable.

Jason

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mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com<mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Good Day!
>
> May I request to know what are the Cisco Routers (Platforms) that can be
> used as PE and P Routers?
>
> Appreciate your assistance!
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> Jun
>

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Harindha | 30 Aug 2009 06:33

Re: : MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

Anyway don't use Cisco 7600 as a PE that is not a real router and it  
has lots of restrictions on feature parity and the module combinations.

It can be a product which you can use as L2 access aggregation and  
also as a P router which will do only lable swapping.

There may be different ideas on this aspect but having introduced lots  
of services module cannot disguise platform limitations

Rgds,
Harin

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On Aug 30, 2009, at 7:55, Jason Plank <jmplank <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> Jun,
>
> Before asking for hardware selection assistance it would be helpful if
> you clarified what you are trying to accomplish. There are a bunch of
> options when it comes to MPLS but it obviously depends on the size of
> the environment and some of the features you hope to enable.
>
> Jason
>
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 6:19 PM,
> mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com<mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Good Day!
>>
>> May I request to know what are the Cisco Routers (Platforms) that  
>> can be
>> used as PE and P Routers?
>>
>> Appreciate your assistance!
>>
>> Thanks and Regards,
>> Jun
>>
>
>
>
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> (CCIE #16560)
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mr_cool112002@yahoo.com | 30 Aug 2009 08:48

Re: : MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the valuable information you provided.

By the way, the purpose is to set up MPLS Setup for our IT Lab in our company. For this setup, do you recommend using 2800 routers?

Thanks,

Jun

From: Mark Tinka <mtinka <at> globaltransit.net>
To: "mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com" <mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: mpls-ops <at> mplsrc.com
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:43:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MPLS-OPS]: MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

On Sunday 30 August 2009 06:19:33 am mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com
wrote:

> May I request to know what are the Cisco Routers
> (Platforms) that can be used as PE and P Routers?

According to this:

htt p://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps6537/ps6557/prod_white_paper0900aecd8051fbdc.html

P and PE functionality can go down to as low as the 1841
router, but nothing lower (although I'd be wary of using
these smaller routers for much in the way of MPLS, apart
from small PE or CE routers). Anything above that is likely
supported as well, up to the CRS-1.

On the switch side, the 6500 is also supported, with the
SUP720 supervisor engine.

Note, though, that features and functionality will differ
among platforms, for all sorts of reasons (software,
hardware, product positioning, commercial agenda, e.t.c.).

In my experience, I've typically seen the 7200-VXR platform
used as the minimum for either P or PE functionality.

You'd need to provide more specific information if you need
extra detail.

Cheers,

Mark.

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Mohamed, Liban [NTK] | 30 Aug 2009 09:12

RE: : MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

Jun,

If this is for lab or practice, I would advise you to get Dynamips, which emulates Cisco routers, check www.dynagen.org or www.gns3.net This will give the freedom to emulate 3600 all the way 7200 which can do L2VPN (AToM), and ATM. Good luck

Liban Mohamed

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Subject: Re: [MPLS-OPS]: MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the valuable information you provided.

By the way, the purpose is to set up MPLS Setup for our IT Lab in our company. For this setup, do you recommend using 2800 routers?

Thanks,

Jun

From: Mark Tinka <mtinka <at> globaltransit.net>
To: "mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com" <mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: mpls-ops <at> mplsrc.com
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:43:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MPLS-OPS]: MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

On Sunday 30 August 2009 06:19:33 am mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com
wrote:

> May I request to know what are the Cisco Routers
> (Platforms) that can be used as PE and P Routers?

According to this:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps6537/ps6557/prod_white_paper0900aecd8051fbdc.html

P and PE functionality can go down to as low as the 1841
router, but nothing lower (although I'd be wary of using
these smaller routers for much in the way of MPLS, apart
from small PE or CE routers). Anything above that is likely
supported as well, up to the CRS-1.

On the switch side, the 6500 is also supported, with the
SUP720 supervisor engine.

Note, though, that features and functionality will differ
among platforms, for all sorts of reasons (software,
hardware, product positioning, commercial agenda, e.t.c.).

In my experience, I've typically seen the 7200-VXR platform
used as the minimum for either P or PE functionality.

You'd need to provide more specific information if you need
extra detail.

Cheers,

Mark.

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Mark Tinka | 30 Aug 2009 09:21

Re: : MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

On Sunday 30 August 2009 02:48:34 pm mr_cool112002 <at> yahoo.com 
wrote:

> Thanks for the valuable information you provided.
> By the way, the purpose is to set up MPLS Setup for our
> IT Lab in our company. For this setup, do you recommend
> using 2800 routers?

It depends... what features are you interested in testing? 
MPLS has a wide range of applications beyond being just 
another method used to forward traffic.

Do you want to test traffic engineering, VPN's, fast re-
route, OAM, e.t.c.?

Some of Cisco's routers support only some of these features, 
either as software or hardware restrictions. Of course, the 
larger boxes support nearly (if not) all of them, but that 
might be too pricey for a lab.

Liban's advice to use Dynamips might be a better suggestion, 
as a start.

Cheers,

Mark.

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isabel dias | 30 Aug 2009 19:56

Re: : MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

Some answers to common questions can be tricky and you would expect some effect. Some of us have budget constraints. It might be a straightforward question as everyone knows about the different series and equip. models but has a bit of a double meaning.

I am sure that channel partners are able to advise you the best way or the account management at Cisco Systems. You can chose an indenpendent view of course. you just need to be more specific on what you are trying to achieve. How big is your network , what kit are you migrating across to an MPLS/VPN/V4-v6 scenario and what services are you running as well as plan ahead concurrent connections and global ip traffic forecast.

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Subject: [MPLS-OPS]: MPLS Supported Cisco Routers

Hi All,

Good Day!

May I request to know what are the Cisco Routers (Platforms) that can be used as PE and P Routers?

Appreciate your assistance!

Thanks and Regards,

Jun

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