[j-nsp] Juniper equivalent to Cisco NCS5/55 and ASR9001

Stephen Fulton sf at lists.esoteric.ca
Sun Nov 12 10:14:48 EST 2017


Jason,

For the ASR9001, the MX104 is better than the MX80.  I'd look at the 
MX204 for a bit more future proofing - 8x 10G ports and 4x 100G, looks 
like break out cables are an option for adding lower speed interfaces.

-- Stephen

On 2017-11-12 10:08 AM, Jason Lixfeld wrote:
> Hey there,
> 
> I’m looking to get a basic handle on the Juniper equivalent to some Cisco kit that’s out there.
> 
> For a NCS5001 comparison, the use case is a simple ISIS, LDP BGP-Free P Core LSR.  QFX5110 seem to be closest.  Fair?
> 
> For a NCS5501-SE comparison, the use case would be for a peering router with a big FIB, ISIS, LDP and MP-BGP.  I’m having a hard time finding a comparison in the same form factor.  Is there one?
> 
> Finally, for the ASR9001 comparison, the use case would be the same as the NCS5001-SE case, but for much, much smaller sites.  On paper, it looks as though the MX80 would be the direct comparison here?
> 
> Thanks folks!
> 
> 
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