Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000) vs Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)

• Higher port density allows for both higher bandwidth ports to the customer network as well as sufficient uplink capacity to the core.
• Small rack space, smarter design, smaller footprint allows for more hardware the fit in the same amount of rack space.
• Lower power consumption, less heat output results in savings within the data center environment.

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• Extends our network to a private cloud
• Gives us more security
• Provides more efficient connectivity

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• Bugs
• Transport components stability
• Tac response time in some xases

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• Would be nice if the license expiration simply limited throughput rather than removing features.
• Better compatibility with VMWare player would be nice. Specifically, making sure you open the serial console almost immediately after turning on the VM.

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• The lower power consumption helps in reducing costs, improves efficiency
• Better port density leads to less chassis upgrades, less costly upgrades
• Smaller footprint allows for more devices in the future within available colo space

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• We were able to quickly and efficiently setup connections to Azure.
• We outsource our network team so having a single platform makes our support costs less.
• We had no need to redesign our existing on-prem network to allow mesh connection to Azure.

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