Re: router lifetime

[Franck Martin <franck () genius com>]

I'm looking at various scenario, but basically it is looking at IPv6 in fact.

It seems to me, that using a router/network appliance today for IPv6 will need to be replaced in 3 years or less.

Looking at past, anything older than 3 years is not a viable solution for deploying IPv6.

So I feel that routing/network appliance equipment have a life cycle similar to a PC, despite the fact as someone 
pointed out, they will run fine for many many years.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Heath Jones" <hj1980 () gmail com>
To: "Franck Martin" <franck () genius com>
Cc: nanog () nanog org
Sent: Saturday, 2 October, 2010 4:34:40 PM
Subject: Re: router lifetime

> How long do you keep a router in production?
> What is your cycle for replacement of equipment?

Hi Franck

It really depends on the type of network you are running, the rate at
which new features & bandwidth are required, and the availability of
software and hardware upgrades. Also, in a lot of cases it is vendor
driven - devices that are still very much in production are forced to
be replaced because of vendor product lifecycle and the phasing out of
support, even when serving their requirements well.


Care to elaborate a little more on your planned scenario?


Cheers
Heath