William Herrin wrote:
>> However, with time slotted PON, unbundling must be
>> at L2, which is as expensive as L3, which means
>> there effectively is no unbundling.
>
> I strongly disagree. If this were true, there would be no market for
> MPLS service: folks would simply buy Internet service and run VPNs.
You agree with me. MPLS at L2 sucks because it is as expensive
as, but less capable than, IP at L3.
> If you take my packets off at the first hop and deliver them to a 3rd
> party provider,
If you are saying delivery as IP, your local provider is an
ISP with monopoly.
> Even if the cost for the unbundled L2 circuit was *identical* to the
> cost of the bundled Internet circuit it would enable a huge range of
> niche products that aren't practical now.
See the reality of your example of MPLS.
Masataka Ohta
