Thanks to all that have replied! Yes, I just started looking at the ASR9xx series of routers as well...seems like a likely alternative if we go with Cisco.
On Feb 2, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Jérôme Nicolle <jerome@ceriz.fr> wrote:
Hi David,
Le 02/02/2016 22:03, David Bass a écrit :
Looking to see what others are using out there as an alternative to a Cisco ME3600X?
I'd rather use the ASR920, the ME3600X is too deep to fit in some PoPs. It also has a higher 10G port count.
Alternatively, on low cost deployments, I used Mikrotik CCR1016-12S-1S+. Lower density, though.
For higher 10G density, I like the Juniper EX4550. But when you have to stick to a limited number of vendors, I guess you could consider the Catalyst 6840 line. Never had one to play with, though.
I'm currently evaluating another alternative : the Nokia-Alcatel-Lucent ISAM 7360FX chassis (4 to 16 slots) with either P2P (36 client lines per slot) or PON (up to 16 ports/slot), and a Mikrotik CCR1072 right behind to encapsulate L2 circuits. It's, by far, the denser and cheapest way to provide more than a few hundred 100M-1Gbps circuits per PoP.
Best regards,
-- Jérôme Nicolle