[j-nsp] Juniper equivalents for migration from Cisco

[Bill Blackford]

>> You may mistakenly assume that EX8200 is
>> equivalent to 65xx, and it is, in size. But against 65xx and 76xx the more
>> correct juniper product should be the MX.


> I disagree at least partially.  You wouldn't replace a 65XX in a closet with
> an MX just to plug users into it and run ospf for example.  As you said
> earlier I don't think you can compare one vendor to another in all cases.
> It is different in a NSP environment though.

+1

I would also add that the MX isn't a switch in the sense that it's not
the best choice for campus/core applications. It doesn't do
traditional VLANS, RVI/SVI (bridge-domains/IRB instread). It also
boasts a variety of advanced layer2 features not seen or really
required in a campus environment. The MX is a router and probably more
on par with the ASR9K.or the aging GSR.

-b