| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
 | Date | Lines | 
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| 865.1 |  | MARVIN::CLEVELAND |  | Fri Apr 18 1997 07:46 | 5 | 
|  |     Today there is no routing on the VNswitch, but an upcoming release will
    add IP routing.  In that version, yes, you will be able to route IP via
    the VNBUS.
    
    
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| 865.2 | What about MP? | ALBANY::BARTLEY |  | Fri Apr 18 1997 13:56 | 7 | 
|  |     Will the future release add MultiProtocol Routing? I want to replace a
    DECswitch 900EF that is running MP. Still alot of LAT, etc.., running
    around out there.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave
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| 865.3 | IP routing only | CSC32::bngpc.cxo.dec.com::goodwin | Brad Goodwn - NSIS | Fri Apr 18 1997 14:07 | 1 | 
|  | Nope, it is IP routing only. No MP.
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| 865.4 | Can I bridge everything else? | ALBANY::BARTLEY |  | Fri Apr 18 1997 14:43 | 5 | 
|  |     When you say IP routing only, will it bridge all other protocols?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave
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| 865.5 |  | CSC32::bngpc.cxo.dec.com::goodwin | Brad Goodwn - NSIS | Fri Apr 18 1997 14:56 | 2 | 
|  | yes, it will route IP, from what I understand using RIP or OSFP, and 
bridge everything else.
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| 865.6 |  | MARVIN::CLEVELAND |  | Mon Apr 21 1997 03:59 | 5 | 
|  |     The next release will route IP, just like a WGE would (same routing
    protocols, etc).  Additional protocols are being considered for future
    releases (ie, make your case to product management).
    
    Tim
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| 865.7 | Just RIP and OSPF Routing Protocols | MARVIN::HART | Tony Hart, InterNetworking Prod. Eng. Group | Mon Apr 21 1997 04:17 | 4 | 
|  | VNS V2 will only support RIP and OSPF as routing protocols.  So it won't support
integrated ISIS and Multicast routing.
Tony
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| 865.8 | Why no MP? | ALBANY::BARTLEY |  | Mon Apr 21 1997 12:38 | 12 | 
|  |     Why no Multiprotocol version? Are the other protocols dying a slow
    death? Is Digital going to stop selling DECnet licenses on Alphas and
    Vaxes. 
    
    I am anticipating some customer questions. 
    
    Is it for perfomance in the VNswitches? Will the MP still be available
    for the DECswitches?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave
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| 865.9 | business decision | FORBIN::WILKINSON |  | Mon Apr 21 1997 14:32 | 6 | 
|  |     The decision as to which protocols are routed on the VNswitch is
    purely a business decision.  Technically, the VNswitch can suuport
    routing all of the popular protocols -- its just a matter of software.
    Forward your requests and business case to product management.
    
    Hugh
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| 865.10 |  | ALBANY::BARTLEY |  | Mon Apr 21 1997 15:40 | 5 | 
|  |     I think I will. Who is Product Management for Routing Code?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave
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| 865.11 | How is the VNbus used? | ALBANY::BARTLEY |  | Mon Apr 21 1997 16:28 | 17 | 
|  |     I would like to clarify how the VNbus will work using it with
    VNswitches running IP code. 
    
    1. Will the VNbus be treated as a subnet wire? If I want to route
    across the VNbus, do I have to assign it a subnet?
    
    or
    
    2. Will the VNbus join VNswitches together to make one big VNswitch
     router like the way IMBs make multiple repeater/PORTswitch modules
     into a big repeater?
    
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave
    
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| 865.12 |  | MARVIN::CLEVELAND |  | Tue Apr 22 1997 05:00 | 6 | 
|  |     Sorry to cause any confusion...
    
    It is RIP & OSPF only; no BGP/MOSPF/DVMRP...or Int-IS/IS of course,
    since it supports no OSI at all.
    
    Tim
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| 865.13 |  | IROCZ::GUNNER |  | Tue Apr 22 1997 08:45 | 19 | 
|  | re .11: 
    1. Will the VNbus be treated as a subnet wire? If I want to route
    across the VNbus, do I have to assign it a subnet?
    
    or
    
    2. Will the VNbus join VNswitches together to make one big VNswitch
     router like the way IMBs make multiple repeater/PORTswitch modules
     into a big repeater?
Each VNswitch module acts as a separate router. To communicate across
the VNbus, you configure one or more VSDs (VLANs) to include the VNbus
and then you configure a routing virtual interface over each VSD. So,
the VNbus will be a member of one or more VSDs, each of which may have
a routing virtual interface attached and each routing virutal interface
will have its own subnet address(es).
Chris
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