Juniper M10i versus Cisco ASR 1000 On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Jim Wininger <jwinin...@indianafiber.net>wrote:
> What do you consider a "small start-up ISP"? What kind of upstream > connectivity are you considering (or at least falls under the category of > small isp) bandwidht, bgp etc? > > > On 7/22/09 9:39 AM, "R. Benjamin Kessler" <r...@mnsginc.com> wrote: > > > There has been a lot of good feedback regarding the deficiencies of the > > 7600 platform... > > > > So, the new question is: what platforms should a small, start-up ISP > > consider when looking to provide Ethernet services to their customers? > > > > - Scalability - 100M, 1G, 10G access speeds (backplane limitations, > > number of ports per chassis, etc.) > > - MPLS Capabilities > > - QoS Features > > - Ease of configuration and support, etc. (finding NOC talent, scripting > > tools, etc.) > > - Software/Hardware "stability" and "longevity" (we don't want something > > that is brand-new and therefore "buggy" nor do we want something that is > > going EOL next year) > > - Bang for the buck (both acquisition and on-going maintenance and > > support) > > > > I'm sure I'm missing a lot of things...are there any good presentations > > from previous NANOG meetings that one should review? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Ben > > > > -- > Jim Wininger > Indiana Fiber Network > Desk - 317-777-7114 > Cell - 317-432-7609 > Office - 317-280-4636 > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic mail > transmission (including any attachment) is intended for the exclusive use > of > the named recipient and may contain information that is privileged or > otherwise confidential. It is not intended for transmission to, or receipt > by, anyone other than the named recipient (or person authorized to deliver > it to the named recipient). It should not be copied or forwarded to any > unauthorized person. If you have received this electronic mail transmission > in error, please delete it from your system including any attachment > without > copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by return > e-mail. > > >
