[c-nsp] ASR902 vs ME3800X

[Mattias Gyllenvarg]

Except for the T1/E1 cards the IM model will get you into realm of the
oversubscribed, so for us it is a no go.

+1 Mark Ts hornyness for clean MPLS 10Ge Metro-E rings.

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Adam Vitkovsky <Adam.Vitkovsky at gamma.co.uk
> wrote:

> It would be great if Waris could chime in to shed some light on what are
> the plans with ME platform.
>
> Have you folks quoted the low density models or the high density models
> (ASR-920-24SZ-M/ASR-920-24SZ-IM) please?
> As I can see how the low density models can be dirty cheap as they remind
> me of the ASR901.
>
> So the ASR-920-24SZ-M 1RU fixed unit has 24GE and 4x10GE.
> And the ASR-920-24SZ-IM 1.5RU modular unit has the expansion slot where
> one can put single xfp card or 2 port xfp/sfp+ card or T1/E1 card.
> But since the switching capacity of the box is 64Gbps I don't see how the
> expansion slot would bring me any benefit.
>
> Looks like a nice replacement for ME3600X-CX -i.e. reduction to 1RU + 16
> more GE ports.
> Let's just hope folks got the HW programing right this time around.
>
>
> adam
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
> > CiscoNSP List
> > Sent: 24 March 2015 03:54
> > To: mark.tinka at seacom.mu; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] ASR902 vs ME3800X
> >
> > Ok - This really sparked my interest, as I have some POP's I need to get
> some
> > ME's for....spoke to our Cisco AM, got pricing(No haggling yet) on 3
> options
> >
> > ME3600
> > ME3800
> > ASR920
> >
> > ME3600+3800 came back nearly identical pricing...actually ME3800 was
> > cheaper! (With 10Gb ports enabled on ME3600)...so I would go ME3800
> > every day of the week based of this....but, the ASR920 was 1/4 of the
> price of
> > the ME's, and Cisco even recommended I go with them vs the ME's??
> >
> > Im really not following what Cisco are doing here?  Are they not wanting
> to
> > sell ME's anymore?
> >
> > Based on what I have received so far, it will be ASR920 purchases for
> > certain....assuming of course, feature parity, stability etc is the same
> as the
> > ME3600's we have.
> >
> > Would really like other people thoughts on the ASR920, and why Cisco are
> > now "anti-ME" (Well they certainly arent making them an attractive option
> > v's the ASR920) ??
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] ASR902 vs ME3800X
> > To: cisconsp_list at hotmail.com; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > From: mark.tinka at seacom.mu
> > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:11:55 +0200
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >     On 23/Mar/15 23:59, CiscoNSP List
> >       wrote:
> >
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> >
> >         Thanks Mark - but Im still confused by this...why would
> >           Cisco release an upgrade to the ME3600/ME3800 that is far
> >           cheaper? Devils always in the detail, so what is the ASR920
> >           missing vs the ME3800?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     I'm going to get a few to test, but from what I can initially see,
> >     nothing besides software parity.
> >
> >
> >
> >     Others who have deployed ASR920's can provide their feedback.
> >
> >
> >
> >     Mark.
> >
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