[c-nsp] 6880-X XL vs. ASR

[Mark Tinka]

On Wednesday, August 13, 2014 11:40:13 AM James Bensley 
wrote:

> Going back to this thread we are going to arrange to demo
> some C6880-x's for edge devices. I think the ASR9k maybe
> a better paltform for us but I've not used the C6880-x's
> hense the demo. We use the ME3600s/ME3800s extensively
> at the access layer so I'm after beefed up versions of
> those with all the same features;

I've been asking Cisco and other vendors to develop a non-
modular chassis version of the ME3600X/3800X, for this very 
purposes.

If you're looking at maintaining the price-performance 
metrics of the ME3600X/3800X, any current chassis-based 
MPLS-capable router will be too costly.

Having said that, the 6880's are quite new. We have a number 
deployed, but for core Ethernet switching. I think they 
still even have only one image at this point. 

The 6880 is a SUP-2T with all 6500 features (alleged to be) 
available Day One; for what that is worth.

Mark.
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