T1 Replacement

RouterOS General
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I am looking to replace some T1 circuits with my wireless network. It would be advantageous to have a complete Layer 2 link through my network from the Ethernet port I hand to the client to the Ethernet port I hand off at the provider’s NOC. No IP monkey business for me to worry about.

What is the most transparent way to do this? I am looking at using Redline AN-80i or someone’s 5 GHz WiMax for the PtMP system and a mix of Redline, Orthogon, and fiber for the backbone. I have a preference to Mikrotik, then Imagestream routing products.

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I got responses a little quicker than I thought. It looks like EoIP and MPLS\VPLS will do what I want.

Differences… EoIP is Mikrotik only and has additional overhead?

It looks like I need to learn more about MPLS suggested sources? I’ve looked at Mikrotik and Wikipedia’s entries on the subject.

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MPLS/VPLS is really designed to do things like this, but since ROS just added MPLS, I’d be careful about betting the farm on it. That doesn’t mean you should try it, but have an EoIP solution available to step in if necessary.