router lifetime

[brandon.kim at brandontek.com (Brandon Kim)]

Don't have much to add other than Heath's response is pretty much what I would have said.

It really all depends on your business needs as well as policy, or standards you need to meet....






> Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 00:34:40 +0100
> Subject: Re: router lifetime
> From: hj1980 at gmail.com
> To: franck at genius.com
> CC: nanog at nanog.org
> 
> > How long do you keep a router in production?
> > What is your cycle for replacement of equipment?
> 
> Hi Franck
> 
> It really depends on the type of network you are running, the rate at
> which new features & bandwidth are required, and the availability of
> software and hardware upgrades. Also, in a lot of cases it is vendor
> driven - devices that are still very much in production are forced to
> be replaced because of vendor product lifecycle and the phasing out of
> support, even when serving their requirements well.
> 
> 
> Care to elaborate a little more on your planned scenario?
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Heath
>