[j-nsp] Juniper PTX1000

Tim Jackson jackson.tim at gmail.com
Fri Dec 16 15:38:38 EST 2016


Arista does not have RSVP-TE, nor fully featured BGP-LU..

FlexRoute for full fib usage seems a little like black magic & hand waving
though:
https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Whitepapers/FlexRoute-WP.pdf


The other cheaper option to the PTX1000 is QFX10000 when you don't need a
full FIB.

--
Tim



On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jesper Skriver <jesper at skriver.dk> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 02:21:22PM -0600, Aaron wrote:
> > I was thinking about the ptx1000 as a supercore fast mpls swapping
> p-box.  I understand it can have (24) 100 gig !
> >
> > I've seen the PTX1000 referred to as a supercore router , and I
> understand it has MPLS LSR functions (someone told me that it does not do
> mpls edge (pe) functions)
> >
> > ...i see/hear no mention of mpls for this 7280...
> > https://www.arista.com/en/products/7280r-series
> > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/nanog/users/188708
>
> https://www.arista.com/en/support/product-documentation/supported-features
>
> click MPLS tab
>
> > ...i have heard of the NCS5500 but I think it only has (4) 100 gig and
> we are wanting 6 or more.  Does cisco have a small form factor mpls router
> with lots of 100 gig ?
> >
> > - Aaron
>


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