[c-nsp] Recommendation for Cisco router with Full BGP Route

[Drew Weaver]

Okay so compare the Arista fixed box to the ASR9902.

I think you'll find that the pricing is 2:1

Thanks!
-Drew


-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Pelas Johansson <tedpelas at gmail.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:52 AM
To: Gert Doering <gert at greenie.muc.de>
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net; Drew Weaver <drew.weaver at thenap.com>; Gert Doering <gert at greenie.muc.de>
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Recommendation for Cisco router with Full BGP Route


> On 5 Mar 2025, at 16:53, Gert Doering <gert at greenie.muc.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>> On Wed, Mar 05, 2025 at 07:52:42AM +1000, Ted Pelas Johansson wrote:
>> The downside with Arista, at this point, is that they lack a pay as you grow (PayG) model, which is a must for an SP.
> 
> Well... if you compare the Arista boxes to Cisco PayG (like the NCS 
> 5700), you pay the same price for the Arista as for the first 3 ports 
> on Cisco, and get the remaining 37 for free...
> 
> So... *shrug*
> 
> gert

That's normally the result you would get from comparing apples and pears... A modular chassis will never be cheaper than a fixed box, regardless of vendor.

/Ted