Catalyst 3850 + MPLS L2VPN

[Leonid Voronkin]

Hi, community.

Has anyone used MPLS on Catalyst 3850. I want to know your impression. In particular about VPLS. How does it work? Have you noticed any underwater rocks or issues?

[balaji.bandi]

3850 has MPLS support, again depends on what you like to use and where is the question.

Other suggestion, i would suggest to use Cat 9300 instead of Cat 3850 for Longer ROI Point of view, since cisco more focussing on Cat 9K Models

here is more reference :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9300/software/release/16-6/configuration_guide/mpls/b_166_mpls_9300_cg/b_165_mpls_9300_cg_chapter_011.html

[Leonid Voronkin]

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3850 has MPLS support, again depends on what you like to use and where is the question.

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I know that MPLS supports on Cat 3850. I am interested to get feedback from real cases.

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Other suggestion, i would suggest to use Cat 9300 instead of Cat 3850 for Longer ROI Point of view, since cisco more focussing on Cat 9K Models

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Of course but we have already have Cat 3850

[balaji.bandi]

As of now we did not see or encounter any issue around MPLS/VPLS, but by saying that not every enviroment is the same.

[Leonid Voronkin]

Really no one deployed MPLS on Cat 3850?

[johnny_5]

I too am interested to hear if anybody has had any issues? Currently router(2911) on a stick approach at a location and our ISP has suggested we us VPLS to gain more bandwidth by plugging directly in to the 3850. Any QoS considerations or issues?