[arin-announce] IPv4 Address Space (fwd)

Tue Oct 28 18:53:30 UTC 2003

> > Yes, because IPv6 is merely and incremental improvement, not a grand
> > elegant solution to world hunger like ATM. Look at how we managed the
> > incremental step of adding MPLS to our IPv4 networks. It was fairly
> > painless because it uses the same boxes, the same people and the same
> > management systems. And over time, the pain of doing MPLS is reduced
> > because the bugs get worked out.
> 
> Yes, but did MPLS require different ASICs?

In some cases, yes. Cisco Catalyst 6500 with Sup2/MSFC2/PFC2 cannot
do MPLS by itself, while 6500 with Sup720 can.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no