Cisco NCS 1000 Optical Systems vs. Lumen Ethernet

This Cisco platform creates a secure channel whereby all the company's data can easily be managed and the integration supports is on top, giving the user the ability to handle a huge amount of various data at once and the reports are very reliable and easy to make. Notification tools are very active and also network-building tools are effective and easy options for understanding.

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CenturyLink Ethernet Services (now known as Lumen) in our area is one of only a few options for fiber service. They have a really large infrastructure and offer competitive pricing with comparable speed to others. We found there was much to be desired in the customer service department. When we had techs onsite to assist in setting up it was fine but there was an issue with the additional networking equipment which caused the service connection to be delayed... Then once that problem was fixed we attempted to get help in the final configuration for many weeks.

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• Label switch routing.
• Multiprotocol Label Switching Transport Profile.
• Ethernet switching.

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• Small platform integration specially mobile related.
• Cost effective services.
• Great customer services.

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• Configuration of the features is not that easy.
• Multiple network connections management to new users is turf.
• Monitoring all the networks and servers performance through the tool.

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• Configuration.
• Implementation.
• Customer Service.

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As it runs on XR there the config is very straightforward. We implement the design obtained from the engineering team and haven't had issues. I have opened few tickets to resolve any doubts and Cisco has been supportive so far.

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I have used Cisco 5000 series mostly as it has other L3 routing capabilities. We use it on core to route IS-IS, OSPF and also peer it on BGP.

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AT&T I would say is the leader within this area in terms of handling any large-scale deployments and their services are awesome. No connectivity issues at all and no latency in feedback. Server deployments are handled very effectively, that's not the case with century link. Of course, security is second to none with AT&T.

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It supports hundred-gig links and ten-gig links, and scalability hasn't been a problem with this device. It can used on distribution layer.

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• Better experience on network traffic management.
• Obtaining processing reports is excellent.
• Nice for the easy data moving.
• Information sharing tool.

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• ROI was better than some competiters
• Fast connection speeds
• Quick updates to software and hardware

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