[c-nsp] GSR vs Juniper prices as P router

[Saku Ytti]

On (2005-10-19 09:42 -0400), Jeff Aitken wrote:
 
> The way I would phrase this is: make sure you know what features
> you require, and make sure you understand the performance and feature
> limits of the platform(s) you're considering.  For example, if you
> need MPLS + ACLs + uRPF, make sure you know how each type of card
> deals with that combination.

 In the IOS world this is unsolvable equation. E3 does not do strict
RPF (yet) and E2 performs very much below Mpps range with ACL's.
 IOS-XR is another story.

> Note that "make sure" means "test thoroughly in a lab" at a minimum
> and "test thoroughly in a live network" if possible.

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