[c-nsp] 7204VXR replacement suggestions needed

[Mark Tinka]

On 30/Apr/15 17:22, Steven Pfister wrote:
> We have a client that has an aging 7204VXR that they're using as a
> border router. I am trying to come up with options for a replacement.
> Since they're all Cisco, I was thinking about an ASR1002-X, but I was
> told to get quotes on equipment from other vendors as well. It needs 10
> gigabit ethernet upstream, 10 gigabit to the LAN, plus there is a
> (probably temporary) 1 gigabit ethernet backup link to the ISP. It's
> doing BGP, getting a default route, plus a small table of Internet2
> routes. 
> I was asked to look at Juniper, Palo Alto, and Sonic. I've been dealing
> mainly with Cisco for 20 years, so I'm not that up on other vendors.
> Does anyone know of enterprise routers roughly equivalent to the ASR1k
> series? For Juniper, I think the MX40 might be a candidate, but I know
> even less about the other two. Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.

I'd look at the MX80 (with MX5/MX10/MX40 variations) or ASR9001.

Mark.