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Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000
From: Julien Goodwin <nanog () studio442 com au>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:17:19 +1100
On 25/01/12 02:50, Matt Craig wrote:
Actually something as an alternative to both I am researching is the Brocade MLX series. They have different, more efficient, and refreshing architecture; and phenomenal cost (half the cost of ASR1000/MX or less). Gonna do a trial shortly to see if it all lives up to the marketing or if its too good to be true. I also know some peer institutions who have dumped both Cisco and Juniper for Brocade's Ethernet/IP lines. Not a single bad word so far.
Sorry I can't let a line like that slide. I used to use ServerIron's in my last job, and while generally wonderful they had two big issues that also occur on other Foundry kit like the MLX. 1. Multiple firmware files that must be upgraded in sync. While getting more common (I've seen kit from Extreme, Cisco, and Juniper that have done this to some extent), some of these boxes require on the order of four firmware files which must be upgraded in lock-step 2. Backspace doesn't work. Seriously (ok Ctrl-h works, and you can patch your terminal emulator for it, but it's the only hardware I've used in the last 15 years like that)
Current thread:
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000, (continued)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Skeeve Stevens (Jan 20)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 PC (Jan 20)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Saku Ytti (Jan 20)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Josh Hoppes (Jan 20)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Mark Tinka (Jan 23)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Matt Craig (Jan 24)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Mark Tinka (Jan 24)
- RE: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 George Bonser (Jan 24)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Mark Tinka (Jan 24)
- RE: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 George Bonser (Jan 24)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Julien Goodwin (Jan 25)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Nick Hilliard (Jan 25)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Vinny Abello (Jan 25)
- RE: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 George Bonser (Jan 25)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Tom Hill (Jan 25)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Vinny Abello (Jan 25)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Tom Hill (Jan 25)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Vinny Abello (Jan 25)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Mark Tinka (Jan 27)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Randy Bush (Jan 27)
- Re: juniper mx80 vs cisco asr 1000 Mark Tinka (Jan 27)