Woops, missed the full tables requirement there.. Never mind. On Apr 8, 2015 4:18 PM, "Tim Jackson" <jackson....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cisco ASR902 or Juniper ACX.. > On Apr 8, 2015 3:48 PM, "Daniel Rohan" <dro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I work at a state REN and we are seeking a lead for a new edge device for >> on prem deployment at customer sites. >> >> We currently deploy two classes of routers-- a high end and a low end. >> Both >> the high end and the low end use some of the standard edge features: >> MPLS-TE, MBGP, flowspec, vrf, PIM, etc. We deliver full tables over these >> devices to the customers that need them. >> >> We recently finished a new ethernet procurement and have a large number of >> sites (~200) moving from <1Gbps in bandwidth to 1-10Gb in bandwidth. Our >> currently deployed low-end router can't handle these speeds and we can't >> afford to place our high end router at 200+ sites. >> >> So, we're looking for a middle tier router to deploy. Something with 2+ >> SFP+ ports, software that can handle the aforementioned features, and >> something with an API that we can leverage for programmatic management. >> >> So far we've not found anything that checks all the boxes. Layer 3 >> switches >> seem like obvious choices, but lack some of the features and RIB/FIB we >> need at the edge. Other devices like the Juniper MX5/10 certainly meet the >> requirements, but are priced way beyond what we can afford. >> >> Any suggestions for devices we might have overlooked? Preferably in the >> less than 10K per unit price point. If such a magical device exists. >> >> -Dan >> >
