Layer 2 Services over IP
Is there MPLS in your future?
John Moore
NC-ITEC

Goals
Describe potential L2/IP services that we’ve been experimenting with
Get feedback from the GG group on level of interest in using these services

Motivation
 Layer 1 and Layer 2 native services are becoming available from RONs and NLR
Will L2/IP services be needed as a complement or supplement to the native services ?
Note: no commitment to provide these services exists: for discussion only

Types of services
Backbone-provided
Point-to-point or multipoint
PE-CE interface at Abilene PoP
Overlay
Point-to-point, maybe multipoint
PE-CE interface in RON/GigaPoP space
Requires some MPLS in RON/GigaPoP
Multi-vendor? (more testing needed…)

Backbone-provided
Service Interface

Example: Backbone-provided

Overlay Service Interface

Example: Overlay

Discussion
Is there a need for these services?
Which ones?
When?