Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:41:55 +0400 From: "Alexander V. Chernikov" <melifaro@ipfw.ru> To: Pawel Tyll <ptyll@nitronet.pl> Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MPLS Message-ID: <4DE8F2B3.2070509@ipfw.ru> In-Reply-To: <8010061758.20110603160430@nitronet.pl> References: <8010061758.20110603160430@nitronet.pl>
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On 03.06.2011 18:04, Pawel Tyll wrote: > Hi list, > > I've mailed FreeBSD Foundation about this, but for wider exposure this > seems like a good place too. > > We are currently looking for some hardware solution that supports MPLS > and VPLS tunnels for IP and PPPoE (at the same end-point interface). > While testing RedBack SmartEdge router and seeing how configuration of > this box is horrible and inflexible, and getting inspired by Luigi's > post about netmap, I figured: FreeBSD is robust enough, it performs > fast enough on current hardware, mpd works fine, dummynet works fine > (except for last zero-pointer hickup :P) - all that's missing for me > is MPLS support. > > To the point: is there someone able to make this happen? All I found > was pretty dated info about porting Ayame MPLS stack by Matthew > Luckie, but Ayame itself has seen last update dated at 2003. IIRC > there was some google SoC project last year, but nothing came to > fruition out of it to my knowledge. I hope I'm not the only one that > would benefit from MPLS support on FreeBSD, maybe there are other > companies that could scrap up some funds to sponsor work in this area? Actually, I'm working on MPLS support. Project page: http://freebsd.mpls.in Wiki: http://freebsd.mpls.in/wiki/index.php?title=Architecture Documentation is a bit outdated especially in QoS case I plan to get L3VPN working in several weeks > It's surely doable, mikrotik has done it on their cheap routerboards, > and it's working - so lets not get behind too far :) > > Awaiting your thoughts, > > Pawel Tyll > Nitronet Sp. z o.o. > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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