> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: sth...@nethelp.no [mailto:sth...@nethelp.no] > Skickat: den 13 oktober 2010 11:32 > Till: Jon Otterholm > Kopia: freebsd-net@freebsd.org > Ämne: Re: VPLS implementation > > > > Are there any plans or ongoing work to implement VPLS in the network > > > stack? > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Private_LAN_Service > > > > If you don't need interoperability with others, you can theoretically > > achieve something like VPLS using if_bridge, if_gif, EtherIP and the > > "private" flag of if_bridge. > > > > Of course it would be a static setup and you'll have to create full > > mesh connections for all the participating nodes. > > The whole point of VPLS is to simulate a multipoint Ethernet segment, > possibly across a WAN and several MPLS PE routers. If you only have a small > network it is usually far simpler to just set up a suitable collection of > switches > with VLAN trunks between them. > > So the question is - *why* would you want FreeBSD to support VPLS? And > what exactly do you mean by implementing VPLS on FreeBSD? If you want a > multipoint bridge across several interfaces, this can be done. If you want > something with MPLS support (labels etc) it's a completely different ball > game. > > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sth...@nethelp.no
I want to be able to interact with other vendors using VPLS. I am familiar with 802.1Q, if_bridge and if_gif and its possibilities. //JO _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
