Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:54:45 +0200 From: "Jon Otterholm" <jon.otterholm@ide.resurscentrum.se> To: <sthaug@nethelp.no> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: SV: VPLS implementation Message-ID: <C44C550808114E4B9F4CF3FCA16F10A101019C0C@edusrv05.edu.irc.local> References: <C44C550808114E4B9F4CF3FCA16F10A101019B2D@edusrv05.edu.irc.local><4CB57781.1030402@gmx.com> <20101013.113223.74662610.sthaug@nethelp.no>
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> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Fr=E5n: sthaug@nethelp.no [mailto:sthaug@nethelp.no] > Skickat: den 13 oktober 2010 11:32 > Till: Jon Otterholm > Kopia: freebsd-net@freebsd.org > =C4mne: Re: VPLS implementation >=20 > > > Are there any plans or ongoing work to implement VPLS in the = network > > > stack? > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Private_LAN_Service > > > > If you don't need interoperability with others, you can = theoretically > > achieve something like VPLS using if_bridge, if_gif, EtherIP and the > > "private" flag of if_bridge. > > > > Of course it would be a static setup and you'll have to create full > > mesh connections for all the participating nodes. >=20 > The whole point of VPLS is to simulate a multipoint Ethernet segment, > possibly across a WAN and several MPLS PE routers. If you only have a = small > network it is usually far simpler to just set up a suitable collection = of switches > with VLAN trunks between them. >=20 > So the question is - *why* would you want FreeBSD to support VPLS? And > what exactly do you mean by implementing VPLS on FreeBSD? If you want = a > multipoint bridge across several interfaces, this can be done. If you = want > something with MPLS support (labels etc) it's a completely different = ball > game. >=20 > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no I want to be able to interact with other vendors using VPLS. I am = familiar with 802.1Q, if_bridge and if_gif and its possibilities. //JO
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