EPC backhaul networks

[owen at delong.com (Owen DeLong)]

On Jan 30, 2011, at 12:55 PM, Cameron Byrne wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike at swm.pp.se> wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, Cameron Byrne wrote:
>> 
>>> The only way to reach 2000 cell sites in Chicago with 100megs of Ethernet
>>> handoff is with L2 metroE.  There is not a feasible L3 service offered
>>> today.
>> 
>> Ah.
>> 
>> We either rent fiber or put up our own radio links, I guess different
>> problems in different markets.
>> 
> 
> Yep.  I hate L2.  It is a total nightmare. But, it is literally the
> only game in town.  I blame the MEF for spreading propaganda that
> MetroEis the best solution for backhaul ... most people dont even
> think of L3 solutions.... all the telcos, cable-cos, and utilities in
> this space only do L2  to the cell site.... even though they all use
> the same Juniper and ALU gear that does L3 too ...
> 
> Cameron
> 
>> --
>> Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se
>> 

I know some people that are starting to refer to it as the Meth Forum.

Owen