[c-nsp] Cisco Router Suggestion

[dipak at dristi.com.np]

Hi Nick,

What do you think about ..

ASR1001-2XOC3POS with 1 unit of SPA-2XT3/E3



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On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Nick Hilliard <nick at foobar.org> wrote:

> On 21/07/2013 12:54, Bikash Bhattarai wrote:
> > Please help me to find cisco router to meet below requirements.
> >
> > STM-1 interface -- 2 (should be upgradable)
> > 1Gig SFP internface -- 2 (should be upgradable)
> > DS3 interface - 2
> > Traffic 2 Gbps
>
> Bikash,
>
> You could get an asr1002x and plug in a 4-port STM1 SPA and a 2/4 port DS3
> SPA.
>
> The problem with this configuration is that once you add everything up, it
> will turn out to be surprisingly expensive.  I reckon would cost just under
> $60k based on the cisco global US$ list price.  Obviously, the retail price
> would be a lot lower, but in my view this is still too expensive for a very
> modest configuration.
>
> If I were in your position, I would look at a C7200vxr/NPE-G2 from ebay for
> the stm1/ds3 requirements, and get an asr1001 for the gigabit ethernet
> requirements, giving:
>
> - line rate gigabit ethernet at a reasonable cost
> - enough capacity on the 7200 to give you line rate throughput on your
> stm1/ds3 interfaces
> - legacy interfaces are separated from your more modern interfaces
> - significantly lower cost
>
> Nick
>
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