10G CPE w/VXLAN - vendors?

Fri Jun 16 22:54:32 UTC 2023

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-- Tom

On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 9:15 AM Michel Blais <Michel at targointernet.com>
wrote:

> Pretty sure Ufispace S9502-12SM + IPInfusion OcNOS would work. VxLAN is
> supported in the IP Base licence. CRS license must be avoided for VxLAN.
> Look at the OcNOS feature matrix to make sure.
>
> Le mer. 14 juin 2023 à 14:51, Adam Thompson <athompson at merlin.mb.ca> a
> écrit :
>
>> Hello, all.
>>
>> I’m having difficulty finding vendors, never mind products, that fit my
>> need.
>>
>>
>>
>> We have a small but growing number of L2 (bridged) customers that have
>> diverse fiber paths available, and, naturally, want to make use of them.
>>
>> We have a solution for this: we extend the edge of our EVPN VXLAN fabric
>> right to the customer premise.  The customer-prem device needs 4x10G SFP+
>> cages (2 redundant paths, plus LAG to customer), and the switches we
>> currently use, Arista 7020Rs, are quite expensive if I’m deploying one one
>> per customer.  (Nice switches, but overkill here – I don’t need 40/100G,
>> and I don’t need 24 SFP+ ports.  And they still take forever to ship.)
>>
>>
>>
>> We use RFC7438 §6.3 “vlan-aware-bundle” mode, not §6.1 “vlan-based” mode,
>> which limits our choices somewhat.  I might be willing to entertain
>> spinning up a separate VXLAN mesh using RFC7438 §6.1 (“vlan-based”) and
>> static VTEPs if it saves me a lot of pain.
>>
>>
>>
>> However, I’m having trouble finding small & cheap*er* 1U (or even
>> desktop/wallmount) devices that have 4 SFP+ cages, and can do VXLAN, in the
>> first place.
>>
>> Who even makes CPE gear with SFP+ ports?  (Other than Mikrotik
>> CRS309-1G-8S+IN / CRS317-1G-16S+RM, which are nice, but our policy requires
>> vendor support contracts, so… no-go.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Vendors?  Model#s, if you happen to know any?
>>
>>
>>
>> Reply here or privately, whatever floats your boat – any pointers
>> appreciated!
>>
>>
>>
>> *Adam Thompson*
>>
>> Consultant, Infrastructure Services
>>
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>>
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>>
>> Winnipeg, MB R3T 6A8
>>
>> (204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only)
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
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