jared@puck.nether.net (Jared Mauch) writes:
... I keep hear of Frame-Relay and ATM signaling that is going to happen in large providers MPLS cores. That's right, your "safe" TDM based services, will be transported over someones IP backbone first.
One of my DS3/DS1 vendors recently told me of a plan to use MPLS for part of the route inside their switching center. I said "not with my circuits you won't". Once they understood that I was willing to take my business elsewhere or simply do without, they decided that an M13 was worth having after all. My advice is, walk softly but carry a big stick. When we all say "everything over IP" that means teaching more devices how to speak 802.11 or other packet-based access protocols rather than giving them ATM or F/R or dialup modem circuitry. It does *not* mean simulating an ISO-L1 or ISO-L2 "circuit" using a ISO-L3 "network". (Ick.) -- Paul Vixie