Mx204 alternative

Mon Sep 2 18:00:43 UTC 2019

> Mark Tinka
> Sent: Monday, September 2, 2019 9:22 AM
> 
> 
> On 8/Aug/19 16:50, Tom Hill wrote:
> 
> >
> > No-one has mentioned it yet, so for completeness big C have the ASR
> > 9901 (not 9001) with traditional router bits in it.
> 
> This is the closest competitor to the MX204 as in-house silicon-based boxes
> go.
> 
> But for me, I've always felt that IOS XR is too bloated for Metro-E
> applications. I actually prefer IOS XE in the Metro.
> 
I'm afraid I have some bad news for you then, since the new metro portfolio (NCS) from Cisco is all XR.
But on the upside it means better support for YANG...

adam