CISCO 1840 replacement?

[PC Direct]

Hi

I have a customer installing a diginet line (384k) from Telkom.

Telkom recommended he use a Cisco 1840 router. (It's for an outsourced callcenter he's starting - small concern for now) - so it's for VOIP

He will probably want a Cisco in the future but it's a little pricey for him at this stage, and he's asked me to source a more affordable alternative to that unit for now to serve his needs...

All recommendations welcome..

Ta

 

[savage]

The 1800 series is the smallest router available from Cisco that supports Serial (X.21) Interfaces. Further than that, the 1861 is the only model supporting X21 at all... http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5853/prod_models_comparison.html

 

[PC Direct]

Ok, I might have gotten the exact model number wrong.

I do know it's an 1800 series unit.

Which 1800 supports diginet?

 

[savage]

Only the 1861 as I mentioned... Have a look at the URL provided.

 

[PC Direct]

Ok here's the update from the customer:

The Cisco router model number is: 1841

Cool it's on that link you gave Savage.

Ok now - can anyone recommend an alternative manufacturer for this Cisco router?
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5853/product_data_sheet0900aecd8016a59b.html

A cheaper same spec'd alternative is what were' looking for..

 

[Conradl]

HP?

 

[sox63]

Ok here's the update from the customer:



Cool it's on that link you gave Savage.

Ok now - can anyone recommend an alternative manufacturer for this Cisco router?
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5853/product_data_sheet0900aecd8016a59b.html

A cheaper same spec'd alternative is what were' looking for..

Have a look at HP, Juniper and 3Com.

But I would say you stick with Cisco, especially when you going to implement VoIP and it will be critical to the business becuase its a Call Centre.

 

[Conradl]

Stay away from 3com! HP networking is better than what a lot of people realise....

 

[PC Direct]

Thanks guys. Will checkout the HP range on Monday.

Have a lekker evening.

Ciao.

 

[ponder]

The 1800 series is the smallest router available from Cisco that supports Serial (X.21) Interfaces.

The 1841 has modular slots so should take most HWICs including X.21 serial.

*** The 1841 has NO voice support *** It only does VoIP passthrough so you would have to offload the VoIP functionality to another box.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5853/product_data_sheet0900aecd8016a59b.html

 

[Conradl]

Also remember that all HP procurve products have a lifetime warranty. We once had a 10MB hub that failed, and they replaced it with a the equivalent product almost 9 years after purchase - which was a 100MB switch.

 

[ponder]

HP only has one router- http://www.hp.com/rnd/products/routers/index.htm
Juniper has the J Series- http://www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/routing/j-series/
Avaya has the G series- http://www.avaya.com/gcm/master-usa...Filter=OfferCategory:Converged Infrastructure
Nortel has several options- http://products.nortel.com/go/product_content.jsp?parId=0&segId=0&catId=B&prod_id=63040
http://www2.nortel.com/go/solution_...rend_id=31438&contOid=100183507&prod_id=50000
http://products.nortel.com/go/product_content.jsp?parId=0&segId=0&catId=S&prod_id=56100
Alcatel-Lucent has the OmniAccess 5780- http://enterprise.alcatel-lucent.com/?product=OmniAccess5780&page=overview
3Com has the MSR line but I always thought their stuff sucks.

 

[PC Direct]

The 1841 has modular slots so should take most HWICs including X.21 serial.

*** The 1841 has NO voice support *** It only does VoIP passthrough so you would have to offload the VoIP functionality to another box.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5853/product_data_sheet0900aecd8016a59b.html

I think they're doing that, the VoIP will be offloaded onto some sort of PBX...

 

[ponder]

I think they're doing that, the VoIP will be offloaded onto some sort of PBX...

In that case it is fine. Then all that is required is a normal WAN router.

What kind of budget do they have?

 

[PC Direct]

I'm not actually sure. He asked me for the price of the Cisco 1841 or an alternative as he says the Cisco 1841 is quite expensive at around R12,500.00.

So I'm trying to find an alternative...since we don't stock Cisco.