Except for the T1/E1 cards the IM model will get you into realm of the oversubscribed, so for us it is a no go.
+1 Mark Ts hornyness for clean MPLS 10Ge Metro-E rings. On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Adam Vitkovsky <adam.vitkov...@gamma.co.uk > wrote: > It would be great if Waris could chime in to shed some light on what are > the plans with ME platform. > > Have you folks quoted the low density models or the high density models > (ASR-920-24SZ-M/ASR-920-24SZ-IM) please? > As I can see how the low density models can be dirty cheap as they remind > me of the ASR901. > > So the ASR-920-24SZ-M 1RU fixed unit has 24GE and 4x10GE. > And the ASR-920-24SZ-IM 1.5RU modular unit has the expansion slot where > one can put single xfp card or 2 port xfp/sfp+ card or T1/E1 card. > But since the switching capacity of the box is 64Gbps I don't see how the > expansion slot would bring me any benefit. > > Looks like a nice replacement for ME3600X-CX -i.e. reduction to 1RU + 16 > more GE ports. > Let's just hope folks got the HW programing right this time around. > > > adam > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of > > CiscoNSP List > > Sent: 24 March 2015 03:54 > > To: mark.ti...@seacom.mu; cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] ASR902 vs ME3800X > > > > Ok - This really sparked my interest, as I have some POP's I need to get > some > > ME's for....spoke to our Cisco AM, got pricing(No haggling yet) on 3 > options > > > > ME3600 > > ME3800 > > ASR920 > > > > ME3600+3800 came back nearly identical pricing...actually ME3800 was > > cheaper! (With 10Gb ports enabled on ME3600)...so I would go ME3800 > > every day of the week based of this....but, the ASR920 was 1/4 of the > price of > > the ME's, and Cisco even recommended I go with them vs the ME's?? > > > > Im really not following what Cisco are doing here? Are they not wanting > to > > sell ME's anymore? > > > > Based on what I have received so far, it will be ASR920 purchases for > > certain....assuming of course, feature parity, stability etc is the same > as the > > ME3600's we have. > > > > Would really like other people thoughts on the ASR920, and why Cisco are > > now "anti-ME" (Well they certainly arent making them an attractive option > > v's the ASR920) ?? > > > > Cheers. > > > > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] ASR902 vs ME3800X > > To: cisconsp_l...@hotmail.com; cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > > From: mark.ti...@seacom.mu > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:11:55 +0200 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 23/Mar/15 23:59, CiscoNSP List > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Mark - but Im still confused by this...why would > > Cisco release an upgrade to the ME3600/ME3800 that is far > > cheaper? Devils always in the detail, so what is the ASR920 > > missing vs the ME3800? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm going to get a few to test, but from what I can initially see, > > nothing besides software parity. > > > > > > > > Others who have deployed ASR920's can provide their feedback. > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered > safely by Mimecast. > For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > -- *Med Vänliga Hälsningar / Best Regards* *Mattias Gyllenvarg* _______________________________________________ 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/