[c-nsp] ASR vs 6807

[Simon Lockhart]

On Thu Nov 27, 2014 at 10:18:41AM +0000, R LAS wrote:
> Discussing a new architecture of DCI (Data Center Interconnection), Cisco
> raccomends both ASR9k and 6807.  The architecture requested by the customer
> forecast MPLS/VPLS supported by DCI.
> 
> From pricing point of view there is a quite big difference (win 6807), from
> feature point of view Cisco says the difference is "only" the number of
> mac-addresses supported and the sw modularity.
> 
> Can anybody help in digging more the "technical" difference ?

I'm going through much the same at the moment, and settling on 6807, largely
from a price perspective.

ASR9k is (today) a more capable box for routing - particularly if you want
higher bandwidths. ASR9k has 100G ports today. 6807 only has 40G. ASR9k can
be more flexible on EoMPLS (VPLS) than 6807.

6807 has a lot of potential (880G per slot), but it's not supported by either
Supervisors or Linecards that are available today (current limit is 80G/slot).

Simon