topic Fabric/SPB-M in multi vendor architecture ?? in ExtremeSwitching (VSP/Fabric Engine) https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-vsp-fabric/fabric-spb-m-in-multi-vendor-architecture/m-p/95862#M2122 <P>greeting</P><P>I have a site that with classic 3 tier architecture that we like to replace&nbsp; the aggregation layer with SPB-M..&nbsp;</P><DIV class=""><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Untitled Diagram.drawio.png" style="width: 622px;"><img src="https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/6527iC39095BA6B01E34B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Untitled Diagram.drawio.png" alt="Untitled Diagram.drawio.png" /></span></DIV><DIV class="">1.Can SPB-M "tunnel" legacy protocols like&nbsp;<SPAN>GVRP MSTP that run on those ProCurve and Cisco?</SPAN><BR />2.Can 5520 handle old MM fiber like&nbsp; OM1/2&nbsp; with Fast&nbsp;<SPAN>Ethernet (yes 100&nbsp;100BASE-FX)?</SPAN> &nbsp;</DIV><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 22 May 2023 07:08:44 GMT Shaja 2023-05-22T07:08:44Z Fabric/SPB-M in multi vendor architecture ?? https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-vsp-fabric/fabric-spb-m-in-multi-vendor-architecture/m-p/95862#M2122 <P>greeting</P><P>I have a site that with classic 3 tier architecture that we like to replace&nbsp; the aggregation layer with SPB-M..&nbsp;</P><DIV class=""><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Untitled Diagram.drawio.png" style="width: 622px;"><img src="https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/6527iC39095BA6B01E34B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Untitled Diagram.drawio.png" alt="Untitled Diagram.drawio.png" /></span></DIV><DIV class="">1.Can SPB-M "tunnel" legacy protocols like&nbsp;<SPAN>GVRP MSTP that run on those ProCurve and Cisco?</SPAN><BR />2.Can 5520 handle old MM fiber like&nbsp; OM1/2&nbsp; with Fast&nbsp;<SPAN>Ethernet (yes 100&nbsp;100BASE-FX)?</SPAN> &nbsp;</DIV><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 22 May 2023 07:08:44 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-vsp-fabric/fabric-spb-m-in-multi-vendor-architecture/m-p/95862#M2122 Shaja 2023-05-22T07:08:44Z