Sr Systems Engineer in Engineering at Dell EMC and Many Other Companies (Architecture & Planning, 10,001+ employees)
Chose Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
In my experience, and I have worked with Cisco and Juniper for many years, cost is the largest factor. Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System can be very complicated to use from a configuration standpoint, it takes time, and effort to master the IOS. Cisco has very good …
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Verified User
Chose Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
I prefer the egress features of the ASR9K, but I do like the architecture of the NCS5508.
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Verified User
Chose Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
The Cisco NCS 5500 series router continues the evolution of the network router. It can be used in similar parts of a network as the older Cisco 7500 and 12000 series routers, and it can either replace older or work in conjunction with ASR series routers. The smaller form …
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Verified User
Chose Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
We considered using a Juniper comparable model, but the pricing with Cisco was better, which is very important when you're building a cloud that spans the entire globe.
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Technical Operations Engineer I in Information Technology at Cox Communications (Broadcast Media, 10,001+ employees)
Chose Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
Ultimately other Arista and Juniper choices were tested but design and testing did not give much detail as to why these are better overall or in comparison. We are already using Cisco in this level of the topology so that was most likely the strongest reason and fit the …
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Telecommunications Engineer in Engineering at Carrilho Engineering (Telecommunications, 11-50 employees)
Chose Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
We've always used Cisco, but from time to time we've interfaced with Juniper and Aerohive. Cisco has always performed better than Juniper, and seems on-par with Aerohive's most innovative features.
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Verified User
Chose Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
Cisco acquired Meraki but their reputation for quality is what eventually won over.
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Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
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Cisco
Cloud based solutions, these need the necessary bandwidth going from point A to point B. Automate as much as possible from a WAN Core edge standpoint, take away the always on maintaining of the routers/switches on the network. Automation is extremely important in today's world. The Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System would not be a very viable solution for a small company, especially from a budgetary standpoint.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Cisco support is always informative and reliable. Depending on the level of support you subscribe to, the techs and Cisco TAC are well versed in hardware and operating system of the NCS series routers. You can receive 24x7 support and either Next Business Day or 4-hour part replacement from Cisco if required.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Ultimately other Arista and Juniper choices were tested but design and testing did not give much detail as to why these are better overall or in comparison. We are already using Cisco in this level of the topology so that was most likely the strongest reason and fit the application we are using it for.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
