Re: Mx204 alternative

["Forrest Christian (List Account)" <lists () packetflux com>]

I'll inject two of my own questions here...

Assuming one can find a used mx204, what is the official juniper licensing
policy?

It looks like I'm going to be replacing our core cisco in the not
too distant future due to running out of fib entries, and am looking at
options.   Am I reading the specs correctly that the mx204 should handle
typical internet routing table growth for the next few years?

On Wed, Aug 7, 2019, 9:47 PM Randy Carpenter <rcarpen () network1 net> wrote:

> If you don't require redundant routing engines, there is nothing from
> Juniper that will cost less and have the capacity you require. In fact,
> there really aren't any cheaper MX options at all, other than the
> kneecapped MX80 and MX104 variants. MX204 is really a nice box. I only wish
> they had a redundant version.
>
> Is price your only concern with the MX204? You might not need the full
> blown -R or -IR version, so the list price would only be ~$45K.
>
> I'm not too familiar with other vendors, so I'll leave that to others.
>
> thanks,
> -Randy
>
> ----- On Aug 7, 2019, at 11:02 PM, Mehmet Akcin <mehmet () akcin net> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I am looking for some suggestions on alternatives to mx204.
>
> Any recommendations on something more affordable which can handle full
> routing tables from two providers?
>
> Prefer Juniper but happy to look alternatives.
> Min 6-8 10G ports are required
> 1G support required
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mehmet
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> Mehmet
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