[c-nsp] LSR platforms

[adamv0025 at netconsultings.com]

> James Mitchell
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 6:03 PM
> 
> What hardware platforms are operators running as P routers for smaller
> MPLS networks? I’m not interested in large CRS type platforms, but simply an
> LSR thats main function is MPLS switching at 10/40/100G speeds. Preferably
> Cisco. Anyone have a recommendation based on experience?
>
I'm hesitant to recommend Broadcom based platform (NCS5k/Arista/ACX) for platform certification testing in a worry that it will bite us in a long run, though less so for a P role (as opposed to PE role).

What about Cisco 8201 vs Juniper PTX10001-36MR -these two seem to be identical, have the same speeds and feeds. 
What I like about these is that they are 400G optimized to future proof the core.
 

adam