RE: cheap MPLS router recommendations

[Philip Loenneker <Philip.Loenneker () tasmanet com au>]

While I like MikroTik, I don’t recommend anyone uses it for MPLS.
There are problems with the way they handle labels that causes random connectivity issues, and can crash MPLS devices 
from other vendors. That’s from experience.
As an example, check out this post which was started back in 2013 and is still an issue in 2020:
https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=73820

Regards,
Philip

From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+philip.loenneker=tasmanet.com.au () nanog org> On Behalf Of Tony Wicks
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2020 8:19 AM
To: adamv0025 () netconsultings com
Cc: 'NANOG' <nanog () nanog org>
Subject: RE: cheap MPLS router recommendations

Right, well in that price/performance range you either “roll your own” or this is your best option IMHO - 
https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1072-1G-8Splus<https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmikrotik.com%2Fproduct%2FCCR1072-1G-8Splus&data=04%7C01%7Cphilip.loenneker%40tasmanet.com.au%7C8ce25b7a3e7a4dbf590b08d876075003%7Cb53dc580ab7847208b30536f36d398ac%7C0%7C0%7C637389121077665349%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=1r2za67vrAwvPo%2BM4Kiq1KDf8eg1bp61NNockBRJKEk%3D&reserved=0>
  and I’d pick the Mikrotik every time.



From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+tony=wicks.co.nz () nanog org<mailto:nanog-bounces+tony=wicks.co.nz () nanog org>> On Behalf 
Of adamv0025 () netconsultings com<mailto:adamv0025 () netconsultings com>
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2020 9:28 am
To: 'Colton Conor' <colton.conor () gmail com<mailto:colton.conor () gmail com>>; tim () pelican org<mailto:tim () 
pelican org>
Cc: 'NANOG' <nanog () nanog org<mailto:nanog () nanog org>>
Subject: RE: cheap MPLS router recommendations

Just to clarify what cheap means, ideally  -$2000 to $4000 new
-new is preferred as buying used kit on second hand market one is at the mercy of the price fluctuations and 
availability.

And the likes of the M2400 looks good 4x10G plus some 1G, unfortunately there are no details on the webpage (and the 
datasheet can’t be downloaded… )

Are there more folks out there bundling open NOS and white-box HW along with the support for the whole thing?


adam