On 5/29/21 04:17, Patrick Cole wrote:
We ran a medium sized mpls network using ciena 3900 and 5000 series
boxes on our microwave network.
Nothing but problems, the mpls code was just not mature enough and our
radio network had the boxes falling apart at the seams as storms
rolled through. At that time they didn't support FRR or proper CSPF
so everything had to be manually engineered active standby LSPs. Not
sure if things have changed now. These boxes have Nortel vintage and
they seemed best delloyed using PBB TE as it was mature.
Yep, same issues we heard from our last mile partner here in South Africa.
As a DWDM system, Ciena are great (we use them both on the dry and wet
side).
As a packet box, I have no experience, but this is likely due to
instinctive reasons :-).
Mark.