If you only need Ethernet look at the ASR1001 - it is fairly cheap and should do what you are after.
Andrew On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Adam Greene <maill...@webjogger.net> wrote: > Hi, > > > > We have a customer running an old 7204VXR/NPE-G1, with (4) gigabit > interfaces, and BGP with two upstream carriers. They are upgrading from > 100M > carrier links to 1G, and may be looking at getting full routes from both > carriers soon, as well as implementing OSPF on the inside. > > > > Rather than invest in a new processor for their old hardware, they want to > move to the ASR platform. They may keep the 7204VXR/NPE-G1 for redundancy > for a while, until they can afford getting a second ASR. I assume the two > routers should play nice with each other. > > > > >From what I'm seeing, the ASR1002-X looks to be the simplest and most > versatile / scalable option for them right out of the gate. Based on their > need for BGP/OSPF, I would say they need an Advanced IP Services license. > Does that sound right? > > > > Is it safe to assume that they could ask their hardware vendor for an > ASR1002-X, tell them they need an Advanced IP Services license, and they > would get a 100% functional router (i.e. no "whoops we forgot you need such > and such other module for it to work")? > > > > Since I'm kind of new to this ASR stuff, I am a little concerned that they > might be overpaying for an ASR1002-X when a ASR1002 would be less expensive > and just as future-proof. > > > > Thanks for the advice as we try to get our heads around the new platform! > > > > Thanks, > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/