[j-nsp] Upgrade from M10i?

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> We have a number of M7i's and an M10i and are very happy with them.
> 
> However, we need to go to 10Gig shortly and I wondered if anyone could 
> suggest what options are available. I understand Juniper have some new 
> switches and wonderd if they might be suitable.
> 
> We need at least 4 x 10G ports and 8 x 1G ports, IPv4/IPv6, 
> OSPFv2/OSPFv3, full BGP (peering/transit), no MPLS and that's about 
> it.

Given those requirements, the MX series is pretty clearly your best
alternative. The main difference is power/cooling/space requirements,
the actual price difference (chassis and power supplies) is minimal.
We've been very happy with our MX240s and MX480s.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no