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Low density Juniper (or alternative) Edge
Jerome,
We use some of the 7360's, but not the Mikrotik. Why not use ALU's CPE
devices if using the 7360?
On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 4:19 PM, J?r?me Nicolle <jerome at ceriz.fr> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Le 02/02/2016 22:03, David Bass a ?crit :
> > Looking to see what others are using out there as an alternative to a
> Cisco ME3600X?
>
> I'd rather use the ASR920, the ME3600X is too deep to fit in some PoPs.
> It also has a higher 10G port count.
>
> Alternatively, on low cost deployments, I used Mikrotik CCR1016-12S-1S+.
> Lower density, though.
>
> For higher 10G density, I like the Juniper EX4550. But when you have to
> stick to a limited number of vendors, I guess you could consider the
> Catalyst 6840 line. Never had one to play with, though.
>
> I'm currently evaluating another alternative : the Nokia-Alcatel-Lucent
> ISAM 7360FX chassis (4 to 16 slots) with either P2P (36 client lines per
> slot) or PON (up to 16 ports/slot), and a Mikrotik CCR1072 right behind
> to encapsulate L2 circuits. It's, by far, the denser and cheapest way to
> provide more than a few hundred 100M-1Gbps circuits per PoP.
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> J?r?me Nicolle
>