[j-nsp] I want to replace M series with MX but does anyone know about Huawei NE40E-X3 & NE40E-X8?

[Matt Yaklin]

Hi list,

We have used M40s and currently use M10s on our network. They have worked
very well for us over the years. BGP/OSPF/etc.. Pretty basic stuff
compared to what others here on the list do. A rock solid experience.

We have talked with Juniper and discussed replacing them with MX80s and
MX480s which I am quite excited about. I am heavily biased towards them.

We also have a relationship with Huawei over the years because we use
their Optix Metro Sonet gear. I will freely admit this was also a good
experience and they have done well for us but it was a learn on your
own experience for the most part.

Thus Huawei has proposed we take a look at their NE40E routers. The
pricing they are giving us on these routers are making my boss get VERY
interested. I do not have a demo model yet and doing research online
is presenting me with typical documentation that I learned was quite
useless when using their sonet gear and no real community that I can
find like this mailing list to ask questions.

http://www.huawei.com/enterprise/ne40e-router.do
http://www.huawei.com/enterprise/documentation-ne40e.do

Basically I am asking the list if they know many reasons why Juniper
routers are superior to these Huawei routers. Why I would be crazy
to even consider them! Perhaps users here have experience with them
and wished they would have chosen Juniper or dumped them completely
for Juniper.

I basically need to explain why Juniper is the better choice even
when I can get two NE40E-X3(X8) for the same price of a single MX280/480.

I see things like that the NE40E-X3 has a max amount of RAM that is 2
gigs. That strikes me as a MX80 type limitation while the box is about
the same size as a MX240. The NE40E-X8 has a limit of 4 GB of ram.

The one thing that always seem to have bitten us with our M40s/10s
was the amount of RAM over the years.

I could really use some help here to convince my boss that Juniper
is really the way to go from users on this list that have taken a look
at Huawei's routers and felt that Juniper was the clear winner.
It would save me a lot of time when I am on a call with a Huawei
engineer to discuss his boxes.

Thank you very much,

matt at g4.net