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Re: router lifetime
From: Mark Smith <nanog () 85d5b20a518b8f6864949bd940457dc124746ddc nosense org>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 13:19:16 +1030
On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 22:27:32 -0300 jim deleskie <deleskie () gmail com> wrote:
If you can do a business case to support replacing routers every 3years you doing much better then most. IMO a router should last 5 yrs on the book, but I expect to get more life then then from it. You core today is tomorrow's edge. I've seen more then one network with 10 yo kit still being used.
Agree. If you're large enough to have your own pool of replacement hardware for anything critical, then using it until it fails isn't a bad strategy. That being said, support for fixing of software security bugs has probably shortened the production life of a lot of perfectly useful hardware. One risk people haven't mentioned is the risk of leaving it in production so long that people think it is fake ;-) http://groups.google.com.au/group/comp.dcom.sys.cisco/browse_thread/thread/7f74397a10380a7a/66c3dfb0f280e830?hl=enBc3dfb0f280e830
-jim On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Brandon Kim <brandon.kim () brandontek com>wrote:Well a lot of routers even 3 years ago support IPv6. You can dual-stack pretty much any router today if you have the right IOS. But I do understand your concern, if you want to future proof your purchase, I'd think any modern router today with a good support contract will take care of you for quite some time. Make sure it's not close to EOL. What kind of router are you considering? Is this for a large network? What are the network needs?Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 17:09:20 -0700 From: franck () genius com To: nanog () nanog org Subject: Re: router lifetime I'm looking at various scenario, but basically it is looking at IPv6 infact.It seems to me, that using a router/network appliance today for IPv6 willneed to be replaced in 3 years or less.Looking at past, anything older than 3 years is not a viable solution fordeploying IPv6.So I feel that routing/network appliance equipment have a life cyclesimilar 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 lifetimeHow 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
Current thread:
- router lifetime Franck Martin (Oct 02)
- Re: router lifetime Heath Jones (Oct 02)
- RE: router lifetime Brandon Kim (Oct 02)
- Re: router lifetime Franck Martin (Oct 02)
- RE: router lifetime Brandon Kim (Oct 02)
- Re: router lifetime jim deleskie (Oct 02)
- Re: router lifetime Mark Smith (Oct 03)
- Re: router lifetime Franck Martin (Oct 03)
- RE: router lifetime Brandon Kim (Oct 03)
- Re: router lifetime Chris Woodfield (Oct 03)
- Re: router lifetime Heath Jones (Oct 02)
- Re: router lifetime Patrick Stueck (Oct 02)
- Re: router lifetime Jon Lewis (Oct 04)