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How are you defining an MPLS circuit. &nbsp;Are you talking about actual CE capability, or just Ethernet handoff from a private network?
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How are you defining an MPLS circuit.  Are you talking about actual CE capability, or just Ethernet handoff from a private network?

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IOS which supports MPLS can be taken to support any router..<br />
But H/W actually depends upon many factor like there is B/W limitation supported by each model.<br />
Also what type of handoff will ISP give is it ethernet or serial or something else ..because then those modules have to be supported by router.<br />
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1841--I think is cheapest and not of sale.
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IOS which supports MPLS can be taken to support any router..
But H/W actually depends upon many factor like there is B/W limitation supported by each model.
Also what type of handoff will ISP give is it ethernet or serial or something else ..because then those modules have to be supported by router.

1841--I think is cheapest and not of sale.

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1841--I think is cheapest and not out of sale.
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1841--I think is cheapest and not out of sale.

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I was actually mistaken. &nbsp;We just need a provider edge router that supports MPLS. Out of sale is not a problem. Would an additional module be needed as long as it has the correct IOS?
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I was actually mistaken.  We just need a provider edge router that supports MPLS. Out of sale is not a problem. Would an additional module be needed as long as it has the correct IOS?

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What is the cheapest / most entry level Cisco router, &nbsp;that will support a MPLS circuit?<br />
It is ok if it is listed End of Life.
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What is the cheapest / most entry level Cisco router,  that will support a MPLS circuit?
It is ok if it is listed End of Life.

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