[Nsi-wg] STPs in NSI v2.0

[Paul Boven]

Hi Freek,

On 07/11/2012 11:30 AM, Freek Dijkstra wrote:
> I disagree, to me the VLAN is part of the header, not of the data
> stream. I presume that the actual end-user submits his/hers data to the
> network without VLAN, even though by the time it reaches the first STP
> the network provider will likely added a VLAN to the data.

As an end-user, I can tell you we have a differing view here: one of the 
things that makes NSI attractive to us is having the ability to 
aggregate multiple lightpaths on each 10G link between us and our NREN, 
by using VLAN tags. So I am assuming that the traffic leaves/arrives 
tagged at the end user. Please also take note of how SURFnet intends to 
use 'Multi Service Ports' in the SURFnet-7 that is currently being 
rolled out.

Regards, Paul Boven.
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