For ISPs buying this sort of white box/OEM platform in large quantities, I would recommend sending one person to attend the yearly Computex Taipei trade show to look at the new stuff and meet the manufacturer reps in person.
Edgecore is just a marketing name/sub-brand for the company Accton. https://www.computextaipei.com.tw/en/index.html On Sat, Nov 25, 2023 at 2:32 PM Aled Morris via NANOG <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think IP Infustion makes hardware - their OCNOS software runs on > many third-party white-box platforms from the likes of EdgeCore and > UfiSpace. > > There may well be a device that suits the OP's requirements amongst the > supported hardware list. > > I refer you to this handy table: > > https://www.ipinfusion.com/documentation/ocnos-hardware-compatibility-list/ > > Aled > > On Fri, 24 Nov 2023 at 16:33, Tom Mitchell <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don't know about specific SKUs, but IP Infusion make a very popular set >> of L2 switches. >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 8:42 PM Ross Tajvar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm evaluating CPEs for one of my clients, a regional ISP. Currently, >>> we're terminating the customer's service (L3) on our upstream equipment and >>> extending it over our own fiber to the customer's premise, where it lands >>> in a Juniper EX2200 or EX2300. >>> >>> At a previous job, I used Accedian's ANTs on the customer prem side. I >>> like the ANT because it has a small footprint with only 2 ports, it's >>> passively cooled, it's very simple to operate, it's controlled centrally, >>> etc. Unfortunately, when I reached out to Accedian, they insisted that the >>> controller (which is required) started at $30k, which is a non-starter for >>> us. >>> >>> I'm not aware of any other products like this. Does anyone have a >>> recommendation for a simple L2* device to deploy to customer premises? Not >>> necessarily the exact same thing, but something similarly-featured would be >>> ideal. >>> >>> *I'm not sure if the ANT is exactly "layer 2", but I don't know what >>> else to call it. >>> >>
