> James Bensley > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:15 AM > > On 23 January 2017 at 17:16, Rick Martin <rick.mar...@arkansas.gov> wrote: > > > > It’s fucking expensive to have fully loaded ASR9000 chassis just sitting > around > in a cupboard ready to go.
That's what lab equipment is for, although what are the chances to ever need to completely replace a fully populated ASR9k. You'd normally need at least one piece of every type of equipment used in the network. But these spare parts are not sitting on a shelf, they are used daily to test migrations, new services,... ,at least you know they are working when you need them. adam netconsultings.com ::carrier-class solutions for the telecommunications industry:: _______________________________________________ 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/