MPLS
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Hi Guys,
Are there any future plans to include MPLS in Pfsense?
Looks like leaving MPLS out is increasingly becoming less of an option, unless OpenFlow is going to put MPLS to bed.
What about a MPLS package?
Jits
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Last I knew, no code existed for that on FreeBSD. Some work was started but I'm not sure if it was ever finished.
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It hasn't been finished in Free. The OpenBSD implementation was finished, but I don't see a practical use for it. I asked the OpenBSD devs at EuroBSDCon last year out of curiosity what practical uses they're seeing of it, given virtually everywhere you actually use MPLS is within carrier networks where any general purpose OS isn't fast enough to push the tens or hundreds of Gbps of traffic required. The answer - they couldn't give one, there is no known practical uses of it in the community, it was more done as something to prove it could be done and have it available.
Same question for you - where in your network would you actually use MPLS where routing traffic with any general purpose OS is a feasible option? Much less where you could also statefully firewall traffic. I've yet to see any scenario where "leaving MPLS out is increasingly becoming less of an option", though I'll admit there may be some I just haven't considered, it's obviously exceptionally rare since I've yet to get an answer out of anyone to that question.
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but I don't see a practical use for it.
Some in my field are trying use it in the ROIP (radio over Ip) world. I can't tell you why they have chosen this in particular other than fast rerouteā¦
Sole source comes to mind also. MPLS is an open standard right up till a manufacturer starts to implement options only available on their solution thus locking out (or attempting to) other solutions...
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I came up with the idea to provide Wireless Network Bridging to small business customers and hopefully some Government departments. The two departments I questioned today about any interest in the concept was very excited about it and wanted to know more.
I'm thinking of using ubiquiti equipment to provide Point To Multi-Point connections and bridging customer networks this way. I don't know how to fully implement this, but we're going to buy the equipment we think we need and do our own testing / discovery.
I'm under the impression that MPLS-VPN type connections are the way to go along with aggregation and TDMA to maximize the customer experience.
With in-country bridging on the island being so bloody expensive, I'm about to upset an handful of people and wouldn't want them to waste their pressure pills on nothing to cry about, orā¦.die about.
Thanks, Jits.
