Thanks to all that have replied! Yes, I just started looking at the ASR9xx series of routers as well...seems like a likely alternative if we go with Cisco.
> On Feb 2, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Jérôme Nicolle <jer...@ceriz.fr> wrote: > > Hi David, > > Le 02/02/2016 22:03, David Bass a écrit : >> Looking to see what others are using out there as an alternative to a Cisco >> ME3600X? > > I'd rather use the ASR920, the ME3600X is too deep to fit in some PoPs. > It also has a higher 10G port count. > > Alternatively, on low cost deployments, I used Mikrotik CCR1016-12S-1S+. > Lower density, though. > > For higher 10G density, I like the Juniper EX4550. But when you have to > stick to a limited number of vendors, I guess you could consider the > Catalyst 6840 line. Never had one to play with, though. > > I'm currently evaluating another alternative : the Nokia-Alcatel-Lucent > ISAM 7360FX chassis (4 to 16 slots) with either P2P (36 client lines per > slot) or PON (up to 16 ports/slot), and a Mikrotik CCR1072 right behind > to encapsulate L2 circuits. It's, by far, the denser and cheapest way to > provide more than a few hundred 100M-1Gbps circuits per PoP. > > Best regards, > > -- > Jérôme Nicolle
