--On Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:03 -0400 Christian Kuhtz <ck@arch.bellsouth.net> wrote:
Any new technology has glitches, which are typically resolved over time. That's an operational reality, too. That's why there are precautions in place to prevent meltdowns, which start with testing and safety break-aways of your network to prevent meltdowns.. it's either time to come up with them or not participate in the risk. That's a choice you make, but not a thumbs up or thumbs down on the value or effectiveness of a given technology or architecture. They certainly influence each
This is a pretty good summing up but I have always fallen on the conservative side of the the continuing operational cost/benefit tradeoff. Some folks will feel that this approach to mpls vpn yields an acceptable number, some will not. I strongly encourage the competition to deploy this (tm MO). Maybe it'll be all good, and I'll be eating crow, won't be for the first time. /vijay