I need to upgrade the edge router for one of my deployments. Current 2811 is not expected to support the new WAN links. I need 4-5 ports (copper is fine), aggregate throughput up to 125Mb (not accounting for future growth), BGP with 3-5 peers and <100 routes, and QoS. I don't ever expect to support telephony or MPLS. Cisco's suggestion is to use an ISR4331.
The question is whether I should also consider an ASR920 for this role? I've seen it mentioned on this list a few times. It looks like both will fill my basic requirements, price points are similar, and both run IOS-XE. The ISR's performance is capped at 300Mb, and I can add a small number of ports. The ASR's performance is essentially unlimited, and I can add more ports (by purchasing licenses). The ISR will do encryption if I ever need it, in software only, and the ASR will not. Are there any major differences I am missing? Any first-hand experiences would be especially appreciated. Sincerely, Michael _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
