RE: Comments ......Ethernet Switch at IXP

["Barry Raveendran Greene" <bgreene@cisco.com>]

> Well, there you have it.. justification for the use of an
> Ethernet Switch at
> the IXP as opposed to a router. Comment.

What was the context of using a router? What are people trying to achieve by
"using a router" on the IXP? Was it as the IXP medium, helping small ISP to
connect to the IXP, or as a gateway for the wireless access?

The first two are already detailed - they are not recommended. The last does
not need BGP on the router. It would be a case of a router between two
ethernet segments (one for wireless that other for co-located routers).

Barry


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