On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Andrew Staples wrote:
As we roll out a new network, on one of our links it is remarkably cheaper to run a T1 ptp vs. MPLS (running 66% data, 33% voice). Based on comments received from this list (much thanks, you know who you are) MPLS satisfaction seems to be determined by backbone noc competence, not the technology itself. So back to price....if I consider layer1 issues to be equal in either scenario, and aggregation/meshing/hardware is not a real concern, it seems to me that a correctly configured, directly connected pipe would work as well as mpls, with the benefit of local control of my routers and owning any incompetence.
Also, the PTP T1 has fewer hops (probably lower latency), fewer points of failure, fewer ways to break, less complexity, etc. I can't think of any reason you'd want to go with an MPLS(VPN) solution over PTP solution if startup and MRC were equal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Lewis | I route Senior Network Engineer | therefore you are Atlantic Net | _________ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_________