For the ISP and Carrier Ethernet network I run, I use MPLS for various things.
It provides wonderful segmentation of different communities (customers and uses).
I use MPLS ELINE (p2p) extensively for Cellular Backhaul
I use MPLS ELAN (mp2mp) in various places for emulating LAN’s over long distance
I use MPLS L3VPN for various things…
- Containing customer public internet routing
- Containing customer cgnat private side
- 6VPE for getting IPv6 across my ipv4-only core
-Aaron
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Etienne-Victor Depasquale
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:44 AM
To: NANOG
Subject: Applications of MPLS in the metro area
Hello !
I'm looking for what a network operator would consider a realistic reference deployment of MPLS within the metro area network.
By "realistic reference", I'm asking about what a network operator would consider to be a typical, perhaps most common, application of MPLS technology.
From a bookish perspective, I understand MPLS well but have never implemented it in the scope of my current field of study (metro area networks). I would dearly like to get this "grounded" perspective from anyone who might care to share it.
Cheers,
Etienne
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Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Communications & Computer Engineering
Faculty of Information & Communication Technology
University of Malta