What routers do folks use these days?

Tue Dec 10 10:15:10 UTC 2013

+2 for Brocade MLXe we use them globally now for almost 3 years and are very happy with them !!

Brocade Rocks !! period !!

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-----Original Message-----
From: Elliot Finley [mailto:efinley.lists at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:29 AM
Cc: nanog list
Subject: Re: What routers do folks use these days?

+1 for Brocade MLXe.  Good Price. Good stuff.  Good TAC.

On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:19 AM, Fredy Kuenzler <kuenzler at init7.net> wrote:

> Am 29.11.2013 06:37, schrieb Jawaid Desktop:
> > We're a service provider, and we have a network full of Cat6509's.
> > We are finding that we are outgrowing them from the standpoint of 
> > their ability to handle lots of large routing tables. Obviously 
> > their switching capability is still superb but one of them with 20 
> > peers is starting to groan a bit and RAM is going to be an issue 
> > soon.
> >
> > What do people use these days? Our backbone needs in the next 2-3 
> > years are going to be sub-100Gbps.
>
> Check the Brocade MLXe series. We (Init7 / AS13030) are using them and 
> the previous XMR series for years and are happy with it. CLI is 
> Cisco-look-and-feel, the software tree has a clear structure (unlike 
> Cisco with hundreds of versions) and the TAC is willing to ssh into 
> your gear to assist.
>
> --
> Fredy Kuenzler
>
> Init7 (Switzerland) Ltd.
> AS13030
> St. Georgen-Strasse 70
> CH-8400 Winterthur
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> http://www.init7.net/
>
>