My question is, why do you think you need Segment Routing at all? Is your network so enormously large and/or complex that IS-IS (and/or MPLS-TE) isn't capable of handling it? So far, SR looks like a solution in search of a problem, at least to me. I'm not saying you don't have a need for it, but I am questioning whether you do, or whether you're just being sucked in by all the latest sizzle (i.e. sales & marketing materials). (After all, that's what the sizzle is *designed* to do!) -Adam Adam Thompson Consultant, Infrastructure Services MERLIN 100 - 135 Innovation Drive Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6A8 (204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only) athompson@merlin.mb.ca www.merlin.mb.ca
-----Original Message----- From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+athompson=merlin.mb.ca@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Colton Conor Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 9:17 AM To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: SRv6 Capable NOS and Devices
I know the SRv6 is a fairly new technology. I am wondering which vendors and network operating systems fully support SRv6 today? Has anyone deployed this new technology?
If building a greenfield regional ISP network, would SRv6 be a requirement?
My understanding is that because it's using IPv6 in the dataplane, not all devices have to have SRv6 enabled. The in-between core devices just have to support IPv6, but not necessarily support SRv6. This is much different than traditional MPLS networks today where all devices have to support MPLS/LDP correct?