Juniper versus Cisco…thoughts?
We're splitting our HQ in two, moving about 40 folks over to a new location. We have an Avaya phone system and will be deploying IP phones at the new site over a pair of bonded point-to-point T1's.
Our phone vendor is recommending Juniper J2300's on both ends…I've read a few bad reviews and some good reviews of Juniper. I'm cross-shopping a Cisco 1841 on one end (costs about $400 more than the Juniper) and a Cisco 2811 on the other end (costs more but has 4 WIC slots…more on that later).
The reason I'm looking at a beefier router on the HQ end is that I'd like to potentially retire some of our SonicWALL devices to sort of 'clean up' what has become a pretty complex network and condense them into one chassis….and I hear that Juniper's strength is firewalls…in which case realistically I'd probably go for a J2320, again to get the extra slots…but the 2320 costs about the same as the Cisco….
…so do I go with the newcomer Juniper or do I 'Pay the Piper' for Cisco?
If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts lately you’ll know I’ve come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I’ve got a couple more today that are new and updated, so let me know what you think of em…
Global demand for VoIP service equipment on the rise
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Nokia Siemens Networks: Versatel Deploys VoIP Platform
… Versatel is implementing a next generation architecture. -Versatel is a communication service provider who operates throughout Germany. Read More…
That’s all the news for today guys, so until next time, thanks for stopping by.
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