[c-nsp] ASR902 vs ME3800X

[Adam Vitkovsky]

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
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> To: mark.tinka at seacom.mu; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] ASR902 vs ME3800X
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> 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
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> ME3600
> ME3800
> ASR920
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> 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??
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> Im really not following what Cisco are doing here?  Are they not wanting to
> sell ME's anymore?
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> 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.
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> 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) ??
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> Cheers.
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> 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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>         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
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>     I'm going to get a few to test, but from what I can initially see,
>     nothing besides software parity.
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>     Others who have deployed ASR920's can provide their feedback.
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>     Mark.
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