Likelihood to Recommend Well suited for10G aggregation at network edge. Small managed networks such as school districts or distributed enterprise campus. Not well suited to RPHY aggregation at network core — queuing in NCS540 results in jitter and poor RPHY performance. Allow port license purchases in smaller units. Better support for SLA performance monitoring capabilities would allow use as a box for 10G aggregation for Carrier Ethernet NNI handoff.
Read full review It seems to me that it is a piece of equipment totally suitable for virtualization, it works perfectly either as an ISR or as an ASA Firewall. This 5000 series of equipment is a platform that is specifically designed and oriented to run VNF. This saves time and at the same time allows us to simplify operations.
Read full review Pros Switching. Routing. Access. Read full review Smaller footprint Less cooling required compared to physical hardware Easy to allocate more compute resources to virtual guests if required. Less power required compared to physical hardware Read full review Cons MPLS feature set on NCS520 Full support for RFC2544, Y.1564 across the product line Greater clarity of the impact of smaller buffers on NCS540 when compared to other Qumran chipsets — some use cases like RPHY aggregation at network core are not a good fit. Read full review Read full review Alternatives Considered Cisco NCS is smaller and for us newer. Better cost with similar capabilities.
Read full review It is used due to its great adaptability in large networks since it allows you to use different technologies, which is a very important factor since you save physical space but also allow you to continue enjoying the services.
Read full review Return on Investment Relatively low cost access layer device. Very cost effective means of getting 10G interfaces. Some features available on other devices out of the box are more complex or absent on the NCS without licensing or assistance. Read full review Saving on cabinet space due to smaller footprint Easier to ship and handle than physical hardware Princing is very similar to the combined price of what it replaces. Read full review ScreenShots