Re: Juniper M120 Alternatives

["Gary Mackenzie" <net-ops () monolith-networks net>]

Thanks everybody for the feedback. I'll likely be getting a few quotes for
MX series boxes I think, we're in the happy position of having a
completely e-net infrastructure so we're not limited by interface options.

Thanks again for recommendation, good to know other people are using them
successfully.

Cheers

Gary

> MX uses the I-Chip same as on M120/320 series.  MX would be perfect for
> any
> location in the network P/PE if you are talking about E-Net services vs.
> TDM.  They would be a perfect peering box if you are using E-Net.
>
>
> On 11/16/09 10:14 AM, "Gary Mackenzie" <net-ops () monolith-networks net>
> wrote:
>
> > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 09:04, Dale W. Carder <dwcarder () wisc edu>
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:54 AM, Gary Mackenzie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Having slightly lost track of what everybody is using for peering
> > > > > routers
> > > > > these days, what is the consensus about the best alternative to
> > > > > Juniper
> > > > > M
> > > > > series routers?
> > > >
> > > > have you looked at the MX series?
> > >
> > > +1
> > > ~Chris
> > >
> > > > Dale
> >
> > I had looked briefly, does anybody here actually use them as peering
> > routers? I've seen a few implementations using them in the MPLS P and PE
> > router roles but never as border routers.
> >
> > If there is some precedent for using them in this role that's good to
> > hear
> > and I'll take another look, I was loath to move away from Juniper as our
> > current boxes are been the model of reliability.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Gary
>
>
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