EPC backhaul networks

Sun Jan 30 19:17:51 UTC 2011

Heard a lot about MPLS-TP to apply in this area. What do you think? Is it
for real?

Thanks!

Ping

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Cameron Byrne <cb.list6 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jan 30, 2011 10:11 AM, "Mikael Abrahamsson" <swmike at swm.pp.se> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, Cameron Byrne wrote:
> >/
> >> There are just more companies offering L2 metroE than L3 in the backhaul
> space.  I have pushed for L3 but very few offer the speeds and reach
> required
> >
> >
> > Could you please elaborate on what you mean by "reach" here?
> >
> >
>
> The only way to reach 2000 cell sites in Chicago with 100megs of Ethernet
> handoff is with L2 metroE.  There is not a feasible L3 service offered
> today.
>
> > --
> > Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se
>