[j-nsp] Juniper M-series vs 72xx/NPE-G2

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Eric Van Tol wrote:
> Keep in mind that the recert process not only costs money, but I don't
> believe Juniper will recert EOL gear, which the M5/M10 and RE-2.0 are.
> 
> As for the cost of new gear, in your case, you have working Cisco gear
> which may provide you a discount.  Juniper sometimes runs specials where
> you can trade in Cisco 7200s for a discount off M7i routers.  This was a
> few years ago, so I'm not sure if they still do it now.
> 
> -evt

Hrmm.  Our primary goal behind maintenance would be to get current JUNOS 
releases, not necessarily hardware spares or tech support.  If anyone has any 
specific experience with recert process with regards to EOL (M10/M20) gear, 
please let me know.

Thanks.

--Mike