[167062] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: What routers do folks use these days?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Darren O'Connor)
Fri Nov 29 11:19:09 2013
From: Darren O'Connor <darrenoc@outlook.com>
To: Fredy Kuenzler <kuenzler@init7.net>, "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:18:37 +0000
In-Reply-To: <52984E15.3070307@init7.net>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
We are using Juniper MX and Brocade XMRs for our P and PE routers.
Thanks
Darren
http://www.mellowd.co.uk/ccie
> Date: Fri=2C 29 Nov 2013 09:19:33 +0100
> From: kuenzler@init7.net
> To: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Re: What routers do folks use these days?
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> Am 29.11.2013 06:37=2C schrieb Jawaid Desktop:
> > We're a service provider=2C and we have a network full of Cat6509's.
> > We are finding that we are outgrowing them from the standpoint of
> > their ability to handle lots of large routing tables. Obviously
> > their switching capability is still superb but one of them with 20
> > peers is starting to groan a bit and RAM is going to be an issue
> > soon.
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> > What do people use these days? Our backbone needs in the next 2-3
> > years are going to be sub-100Gbps.
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> Check the Brocade MLXe series. We (Init7 / AS13030) are using them and
> the previous XMR series for years and are happy with it. CLI is
> Cisco-look-and-feel=2C the software tree has a clear structure (unlike
> Cisco with hundreds of versions) and the TAC is willing to ssh into your
> gear to assist.
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> --=20
> Fredy Kuenzler
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> Init7 (Switzerland) Ltd.
> AS13030
> St. Georgen-Strasse 70
> CH-8400 Winterthur
> Twitter: @init7 / @kuenzler
> http://www.init7.net/
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