[c-nsp] Cisco 4000 series (4461) as a BGP router?

[Saku Ytti]

On Mon, 28 Oct 2019 at 10:31, Patrick M. Hausen <hausen at punkt.de> wrote:

> Our supplier recommended refurbished 9001 or 9006 to get the best
> bang for the buck. Would you agree with that?

That'll set you back about the same as new MX204, you need to be
really committed CSCO shop to go with ASR9001. I would not consider
that at all, even if it had to be Cisco.

> Could someone kindly clue me in about the 32bit vs 64bit platform
> „issue“ if there is one? I would not want to invest into a platform
> with EOL already on the horizon. Those 6500 have been running way
> too long.

There will be no new platforms shipping 32b. If I was Cisco, I'd spend
only critical support NRE on it, because I wouldn't want to invest
expensive NRE on platform I'm not actually selling.

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