RE: Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router (SR)

[Phil Bedard <bedard.phil () gmail com>]

The show stuff is certainly there but the config is a bit different.  You may have to get used to using the "info" 
command.  :)

They also use logical IP interfaces which are then tied to physical, you don't directly configure L3 on a physical 
interface.  You also have designations between service and network physical interfaces, although nowadays they can be 
set as "hybrid.". 

It's really pretty simple if you are used to a Cisco or Juniper.  They have tab and ? completion now for both commands 
as well as elements similar to Junos which is helpful.  

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: "Bob Evans" <bob () FiberInternetCenter com>
Sent: ‎5/‎6/‎2015 11:55 PM
To: "nanog () nanog org" <nanog () nanog org>
Subject: Re: Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router (SR)


I will be getting one to try.  I am pretty sure it will support the ol'  
"show ?   ,    config  ?"  If not that might be a problem :-)

Thank You
Bob Evans
CTO




> What's the price point of an SR-A4?  Comparable to the MX104 or ASR9001?
>
> -- Stephen
>
> On 2015-05-06 7:13 PM, Craig wrote:
> > If you know Juniper and Cisco, the learning curve isn't so bad to pick
> > up
> > the ALU CLI, after working with it for a brief time, you catch on
> > quickly.
> > Their products are quite impressive, and a # of the carriers, are moving
> > to
> > them and some have already moved to them and are quite happy with their
> > decision.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Colton Conor <colton.conor () gmail com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I am worried as most tech's know Cisco and Juniper, so going to ALU
> > > would
> > > be a learning curve based on replies I am getting off list.
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Dan Snyder <sliplever () gmail com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > They are definitely good for that. We use them in part of our network
> > > > for
> > > > something very similar.
> > > >
> > > > I am not sure why they aren't mentioned that much. I know that they
> > > > have
> > > > been pretty popular in the past couple years.
> > > >
> > > > We are planning on using 7750 SR-a4's in the future but right now we
> > > > mainly have 7750SR7/12s.
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my iPhone
> > > >
> > > > On May 6, 2015, at 6:00 PM, Colton Conor <colton.conor () gmail com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Taking full BGP routes from 4+ carriers on 10G connections. Why is ALU
> > > > never mentioned, but Juniper MX and Cisco are all day long?
> > > >
> > > > The new 7750 SR-a4 looks like a Juniper MX80 or MX104 killer.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Dan Snyder <sliplever () gmail com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > We have been using them for almost 8 years now and have been pretty
> > > > > happy. What are you looking to use them for?
> > > > >
> > > > > Sent from my iPhone
> > > > >
> > > > > > On May 6, 2015, at 5:48 PM, Colton Conor <colton.conor () gmail com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > I was wondering if anyone was using a  Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service
> > > > > Router
> > > > > > (SR) in their network? How does this platform compare the the Cisco
> > > ASR,
> > > > > > Brocade MLXe, and Juniper MX line?