16 Nov
2009
16 Nov
'09
10:54 a.m.
Having slightly lost track of what everybody is using for peering routers these days, what is the consensus about the best alternative to Juniper M series routers? I'm asking as the prices to upgrade to 10Gbit capable Juniper units (ie. an M120) seem prohibitively high so I'm looking to get a feel for the alternatives. The other obvious platform would appear to be a Cisco XR 12404 (or similar depending on line card requirements) but is anything else in common use as a peering platform? Cheers for any input. Rgds Gary