MPLS

[Alexander V. Chernikov]

On 03.06.2011 18:04, Pawel Tyll wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I've mailed FreeBSD Foundation about this, but for wider exposure this
> seems like a good place too.
>
> We are currently looking for some hardware solution that supports MPLS
> and VPLS tunnels for IP and PPPoE (at the same end-point interface).
> While testing RedBack SmartEdge router and seeing how configuration of
> this box is horrible and inflexible, and getting inspired by Luigi's
> post about netmap, I figured: FreeBSD is robust enough, it performs
> fast enough on current hardware, mpd works fine, dummynet works fine
> (except for last zero-pointer hickup :P) - all that's missing for me
> is MPLS support.
>
> To the point: is there someone able to make this happen? All I found
> was pretty dated info about porting Ayame MPLS stack by Matthew
> Luckie, but Ayame itself has seen last update dated at 2003. IIRC
> there was some google SoC project last year, but nothing came to
> fruition out of it to my knowledge. I hope I'm not the only one that
> would benefit from MPLS support on FreeBSD, maybe there are other
> companies that could scrap up some funds to sponsor work in this area?
Actually, I'm working on MPLS support.

Project page: http://freebsd.mpls.in
Wiki: http://freebsd.mpls.in/wiki/index.php?title=Architecture

Documentation is a bit outdated especially in QoS case

I plan to get L3VPN working in several weeks
> It's surely doable, mikrotik has done it on their cheap routerboards,
> and it's working - so lets not get behind too far :)
>
> Awaiting your thoughts,
>
> Pawel Tyll
> Nitronet Sp. z o.o.
>
>
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