[NANOG] Re: [NANOG]Re: Hardware for MPLS/SR network

[Jason Iannone via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

If "smart" means both good and cheap then I'll answer your question with
another question: is anyone doing merchant with comparable feature depth
and lower pricing to broadcom?

I think the most affordable good, read smart, choices are sprayed across
Jericho and trident.

On Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 1:51 AM john doe via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
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> Full tables are not needed, this will mainly be used for L3VPNs and
> L2-transport. Mikrotik was only one of the options, we have looked at
> Juniper for example and this was more to check if there are other smart
> solutions out there, other than the traditional vendors :)
>
> Johan
>
> On Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM Tony Wicks <tony () wicks co nz> wrote:
>
> > Do you need full tables? Will merchant silicon (switch/routers) be
> > sufficient (if you are only transporting L2 for example) or do you need
> > full capability of a custom silicon (Nokia/Juniper) router. You mention
> > Mikrotik, you would not get a single vendor silicon box (like a Nokia
> SR-1)
> > for the cost of Mikrotik and there is a good reason for that. It really
> > comes down to what the budget/use case is.
> >
> >
> >
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> > From: john doe <johan.borch () gmail com>
> > Sent: Monday, 3 March 2025 10:17 am
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> > Subject: [NANOG]Hardware for MPLS/SR network
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I’m looking for equipment to build a 100G MPLS/SR network. This won’t be
> a
> > large setup—likely around six PE routers connected in a 100G ring, with
> > distances ranging from 100 km to 400 km. These routers will also need to
> > aggregate local links from 10G up to 100G. They don't need to carry a
> full
> > table.
> >
> > Given that I’m aiming to keep costs down (an impossible equation? 😊),
> > what manufacturers would be worth considering today?
> >
> > Is refurbished hardware still a viable option, considering licensing and
> > other factors?
> >
> > Mikrotik’s CCR line is quite affordable, but would it be capable of
> > handling a PE role while aggregating multiple link speeds? Buffering?
> >
> > Other options?
> >
> > Br
> > Johan
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