Hi Andy, On 27/07/2021 14:23, Andy Hunter wrote: > For us this is between Juniper MX480 / 960 Premium models vs Cisco ASR 9006. > > My question is twofold – What are other people using, and have you got > any gotchas to keep an eye out for, and, are we missing any other vendors.
I'd be careful investing in the 9006/9010 ASR9k chassis; there are 9906/9910 alternatives that will have a longer lifespan (something that I would expect to matter at 100G and beyond). A good resource to bone-up on the available SKUs in the ASR9000 range is the CLUS/CLEUR 'BRKARC-2003.pdf' presentation. A quick google for that filename, with appropriate filters on time, should help. e.g. https://www.ciscolive.com/c/dam/r/ciscolive/emea/docs/2020/pdf/BRKARC-2003.pdf I'm certain that there are similar complexities to the MX range, but I don't have a simple solution for revising on it. The Juniper website has a lot of technical information on chassis/RP/SF/LC compatibility, in fairness. As for the broader question of Juniper vs. Cisco... I'm sure wars have been fought over less. There are a lot of business reasons - as opposed to technical reasons - to pick one over the other, and those often come to the fore a lot faster. :) -- Tom
