[101611] in North American Network Operators' Group
IP/MPLS Circuit Provisioning Software
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gregory Urban)
Sun Jan 13 22:23:20 2008
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:21:44 -0500
From: "Gregory Urban" <GUrban@dbm.state.md.us>
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Currently, our network uses ATM to provide approximately 1200 virtual
circuits to our subscriber base. We use the ATM switch manufacturer's
management software (Marconi Service On Data) to manage both the ATM
switches and all of the virtual circuits (mostly SVCs) we have
provisioned.
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We are in the process of migrating off of ATM and provisioning these
services as MPLS circuits (mostly pseudo-wire). But we need a tool to
replace Service On Data, as configuring 1200 circuits manually on each
router/switch isn't going to cut it. The network is primarily Juniper
Routers at the core and Cisco 3750 Metro switches at the edge.
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Does anyone have any experience with a provisioning tool that can build
MPLS circuits in a multi-vendor network? We're evaluating Dorado Red
Cell, but I'm not sold on it yet.
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TIA.
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Gregory Urban
Director, networkMaryland
www.networkMaryland.gov <http://www.networkmaryland.gov/>=20
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Currently, our network uses ATM to provide =
approximately
1200 virtual circuits to our subscriber base. We use the ATM =
switch
manufacturer’s management software (Marconi Service On Data) to =
manage
both the ATM switches and all of the virtual circuits (mostly SVCs) we =
have
provisioned.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We are in the process of migrating off of ATM and =
provisioning
these services as MPLS circuits (mostly pseudo-wire). But we need =
a tool
to replace Service On Data, as configuring 1200 circuits manually on =
each
router/switch isn’t going to cut it. The network is =
primarily
Juniper Routers at the core and Cisco 3750 Metro switches at the =
edge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Does anyone have any experience with a provisioning =
tool
that can build MPLS circuits in a multi-vendor network? =
We’re
evaluating Dorado Red Cell, but I’m not sold on it =
yet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>TIA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gregory Urban</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Director, =
networkMaryland</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><a =
href=3D"http://www.networkmaryland.gov/">www.networkMaryland.gov</a><o:p>=
</o:p></span></font></p>
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