Hi, I’m surprised no one has yet mentioned Juniper ACX - or at least I couldn’t see it in a quick scan of the thread.
These look like a good metro-e/MPLS box as an alternative for ME3600X, and at a good price. The 5K variant, which is where you’d be looking, have 48/96 1G/10G interfaces, and 6x40G. The 1/10G interfaces are 1G for free, and 10G per port with a license - note that the cost per port is the same on 1/8/16/etc. port bundles so you can grow as you need. The 40G are free. I believe it is the same hardware as the QFX, but different software. I’m about to order a handful so can report back on how well they work. -- Nathan Ward > On 15/10/2015, at 10:52, Gavin McBride <gavmcb.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I've been evaluating a few platforms for a smallish MetroE-style > deployment, focused on E-Line services between a number of sites, with n x > 10G DWDM links between sites. > > Looked at the usual suspects e.g. Cisco ME3600X/ME3800X, ASR920, as well as > Juniper EX4550 and QFX5100. > > What I am after is a platform that will give me a bunch (32-40 odd) 1G/10G > capable SFP+ ports, no need for 40G/100G, and due to starting off smallish, > probably looking more at a 1RU/2RU box rather than a chassis based solution > (so no ASR9000 at this point). > > Cisco have just pointed to their Nexus 9000 switches however, which has me > a little surprised. From looking at their website, they really look like > something aimed at a more Enterprise/Data Centre role, and I can't help but > get the feeling they are trying to shoehorn any product in to suit the role > I'm describing. > > Is anybody else out there using these in such a role, or able to comment on > the suitability of such a switch? > > Also, how do people feel about using NX-OS and VXLAN vs. IOS and IP/MPLS? > > Thanks in advance. > _______________________________________________ > 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/