> > Yes, this is a BNT switch. Juniper have zero plans to adapt this switch to > run JunOS. In fact, as it stands, the EX2500 will have no L3 functionality > (according to > Juniper), whereas if you get this from BNT directly, you will see additional > features. That, alongside the fact that JunOS has been licensed to BNT > probably means that > BNT will be doing the development on this switch and not Juniper in order for > it to run JunOS if it ever does. > > This was initially OEM'd with a single customer in mind for a Low Latency > environment as part of a much larger deal.
Rumor is that a Juniper designed and made 10G top of rack switch will hit the streets soon. It should run JunOS and have layer 3. Rumor also is that it will support stacking in the future. So if you have EX4200's now, you don't want to look at another vendor, and you can wait a couple months that may be the best route. If you cannot wait then I would look into the Arista. It is a incredible box and full access to Python APIs and really good resiliency. The EX2500 on the other hand is good if you have a good "discount" relationship with Juniper which can make it dirt cheap compared to the other. Especially the Nexus 5k which has priced itself out of many data centers. -Brandon _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp
