[j-nsp] Juniper equivalent to Cisco 3800X

[Eric Van Tol]

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> From: juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:juniper-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Riccardo S
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 9:04 AM
> To: jackson.tim at gmail.com
> Cc: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [j-nsp] Juniper equivalent to Cisco 3800X
> 
> 
> Hi Tim
> indeed was Cisco directly telling me to use C3800X but I guess I know
> why....
> 
> I was thinking to EX4200 or EX4550...
> MPLS is not needed.
> 
> Cisco 3400E has only 10/100 24 ports and 2 combo as far as I know...
> 
> Ric

That is correct.  Make sure that if you are looking at the EX, you get a quote for the Advanced License, which seems to be required if you want to route multicast.  If you mean full routing tables when you say "Full BGP Support", then the EX is not going to cut it.  I believe the next step up, if you require full tables, is the MX80 or one of its enterprise-level variants (MX5, MX10, etc.).  If you don't require MPLS, I question the reasoning behind the ME3800 recommendation from Cisco - why not the 3750X? 

-evt