[j-nsp] EX4600 Vs QFX 5100 VS ACX 5048

[Colton Conor]

Tim,

Do you use IP Infusion software today? I have never heard of them, but I
like the software feature set I see on their website with MPLS and MEF
features. However, I doubt the white box plus their software will be any
less than the Juniper solution, but I could be surprised.

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 8:46 AM, Tim Jackson <jackson.tim at gmail.com> wrote:

> You might be able to buy some off the shelf (E.g. Acton or quanta etc)
> white box Trident 2 box and look IP Infusion for an OS on it. It may be
> cost competitive and have almost all of the features..
> On May 10, 2016 8:31 AM, "Colton Conor" <colton.conor at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Aaron,
>>
>> Just wondering if you company compared any other products from other
>> vendors against the ACX5048? Is there anything else on the market with
>> this
>> high of port count, for this low of a price, with this amount of features?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Aaron <aaron1 at gvtc.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks Raphael,
>> >
>> > My core links are untagged typically... in rare case I'll tag, and it
>> > doesn't seem to be a problem, I haven't done that on acx5048 yet
>> >
>> > Ok I did MEF EPL (eline port based carrying any and all vlans, tagged
>> and
>> > untagged...) works. I shut and deactivate core bgp for this test to
>> prove
>> > that it's purely igp, mpls, ldp to make it work.  Ce-ce pings and
>> > l2protocols seem to be fine ( I tested cdp and stp for CE to CE and it's
>> > fine )...of course the config's below are the MPLS PE's... the ce's I
>> > mention are not shown anywhere here.
>> >
>> >
>> > ---3600
>> >
>> > interface GigabitEthernet0/15
>> >
>> >  switchport trunk allowed vlan none
>> >
>> >  switchport mode trunk
>> >
>> >  load-interval 30
>> >
>> >  service instance 1 ethernet
>> >
>> >   encapsulation default
>> >
>> >   l2protocol forward
>> >
>> >   xconnect 10.101.12.245 999 encapsulation mpls
>> >
>> > --- ACX5048
>> >
>> > set protocols l2circuit neighbor 10.101.12.251 interface ge-0/0/38.0
>> > virtual-circuit-id 999
>> >
>> > set interfaces ge-0/0/38 encapsulation ethernet-ccc
>> >
>> > set interfaces ge-0/0/38 unit 0 family ccc
>> >
>> > - Aaron
>> >
>> >
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