Crap, clicked send accidentally. Edge routers are typically for your internet facing edge. This may or may not be the same as your core router/switch. It looks like we're moving toward a edge router, a shaper, then the core L3 switch.
The customer facing edge is called often called "distribution", or "access" in telco/traditional ISP terms. On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 8:35 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > In routers there are two terms for ISP's. > > Edge Routers typically are for your internet-facing edge. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 7:54 PM TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote: > >> I keep hearing edge, edge to me means the far edge of the network, the >> core, well is the core. >> >> What do you call the edge of the network when you are calling your core >> the edge? >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 6:47 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < >> li...@packetflux.com> wrote: >> >>> Is there a reference somewhere that describes which options are needed >>> for what on the MX204? I've been eyeing one for the edge for several >>> months now, and it's getting to the point where we probably need to pull >>> the trigger sooner rather than later. >>> >>> It looks like for a edge device I might only need the base licensing, >>> but it's hard to tell for sure. >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 12:30 PM Mark Radabaugh <m...@amplex.net> wrote: >>> >>>> I would suggest looking seriously at the MX204 platform. New with >>>> licensing it’s under 20k (negotiate hard and you can get it closer to >>>> 15k). Very powerful without the power, space, and line card expense of >>>> the MX80. The only real drawback to them is they are a single routing >>>> engine rather than dual. Having said that I can’t recall any time that we >>>> have had a routing engine fail on a MX series router. Used to happen all >>>> the time on our Cisco 7500’s - but we are talking ancient history there. >>>> >>>> We run a pair of MX204’s now, though we used a single one for a long >>>> time. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> > On Apr 14, 2020, at 2:14 PM, Gilbert Gutierrez < >>>> mailing-li...@phxinternet.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > I am looking to move away from Microtik on my edge. I have two >>>> CCR1072-1G-8s+ routers and have had stability problems with random reboots >>>> over the last year of using them. I am thinking of the Juniper MX80 >>>> platform but do not know anything about their licensing (looking at used >>>> ones that I can get for about $5k). I also do not know what other options >>>> are out there. >>>> > >>>> > I am needing 10G ports >>>> > Support for OSPF >>>> > Support for BGP full routes from multiple carriers >>>> > MPLS would be nice >>>> > Support VLANs >>>> > Support for various MTU sizes >>>> > >>>> > Thank you, >>>> > Gilbert >>>> > -- >>>> > AF mailing list >>>> > AF@af.afmug.com >>>> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> - Forrest >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > -- > - Forrest > -- - Forrest
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