cheap MPLS router recommendations

Tue Oct 27 06:12:10 UTC 2020

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 at nanog.org> On Behalf Of Tony Wicks
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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.

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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
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