[j-nsp] small service provider j router

sthaug at nethelp.no sthaug at nethelp.no
Tue Mar 7 04:29:50 EST 2017


> I hear people complaining about the price difference between cisco and
> juniper, I can only talk about the SP domain, but what I noticed is that
> engineers don't realize that there's a reason for the price difference. 
> Or do you really believe juniper can deliver the same performance and
> functionality or do as much R&D as cisco but do it cheaper? Well no, while
> pushing down the price they had to do some architectural sacrifices.  

I don't believe your POV regarding Juniper vs Cisco is universally
shared.

Speaking only for myself - in several companies where I have worked
we have used Juniper because it delivered *better* performance and/or
functionality.

Obviously this will be dependent on requirements. YMMV.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no


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