[j-nsp] MX204 vs. MX240??

[Jonas Frey]

Yes, since 18.1 the MX204 can be configured to support 1G:
https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/reference/configuration-statement/speed-gigether-options.html

IMHO its hard to compare MX204 vs MX240, they are made for different markets. MX240 can be redundant, MX204 cant.

As for the RE it can keep up with current line modular RE's for the MX240.

-Jonas
Am Freitag, den 08.11.2019, 11:39 -0500 schrieb Clarke Morledge:
> I wanted to resurrect an old thread about the MX204, from a year and a 
> half ago:
> 
> https://lists.gt.net/nsp/juniper/64290
> 
> My understanding is that the MX204 is a 1 RU MPC7, but with a few 
> modifications. I understand that the eight 10Gig ports have been modified 
> to allow for 1 Gig transceivers as well, and perhaps that the QSFP ports 
> can accommodate a pigtail for providing a bunch of 1 Gig connections, if 
> necessary.
> 
> The 10/40/100 capabilities of the MPC7 look great, but there are few 
> isolated cases where I need to support legacy 1 gig, and the MX204 can now 
> handle that. Is this true?
> 
> Also, I understand that the MX204 CPU and other resources are a vast 
> improvement over the MX80, and that the MX204 can handle multiple full 
> Internet route BGP feeds, just as well as the MX240 REs can, without 
> compromise in performance.
> 
> The newer VM support inside the RE makes the requirements for an 
> additional RE less important now, according to my understanding.
> 
> So, if you do not need a lot of speeds and feeds, and can live without a 
> physical backup RE, the MX204 would be a good alternative to a MX240.
> 
> Have I made accurate assumptions??
> 
> 
> Clarke Morledge
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