Juniper's IPv6 feature licencing (was: Re: PXE booting over IPv6)

[Cameron Byrne]

Bravo juniper!

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On Feb 13, 2013 11:29 PM, "Tore Anderson" <tore at fud.no> wrote:

> I've named'n'shamed Juniper on this list a few times for requiring a
> licence to run some IPv6 routing protocols on their switches, while
> keeping the corresponding IPv4 routing protocols licence-free.
>
> Therefore I think it's only fair that I also let the list know when
> there actually is some change for the better. So - starting with JUNOS
> 12.3, they've rescinded the practise of charging extra for IPv6, and
> there is now licencing parity between IPv4 and IPv6:
>
>
> http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos12.3/topics/concept/ex-series-software-licenses-overview.html#jd0e276
>
> * Tore Anderson
>
> > * Sander Steffann
> >
> >>> Assuming a 24 port C3560-X switch, the GPL cost is:
> >>>
> >>> LAN Base:                   $0
> >>> IP Base:    C3560X-24-L-S=  $900
> >>> IP Services:        C3560X-24-L-E=  $4900
> >>>
> >>> The switch hardware itself (WS-C3560X-24T-L) has a list price of $3400.
> >>>
> >>> I.e. the license to get even base ipv6 L3 functionality (e.g. interface
> >>> configuration) costs almost 50% more than the price of the switch.
> >>>
> >>> This seriously sucks.
> >>
> >> Yes, that sucks enough to buy switches from a different vendor...
> >
> > It's not only Cisco:
> >
> >
> http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos12.1/topics/concept/ex-series-software-licenses-overview.html
> >
> > If you need RIPng or OSPFv3, the licencing may set you back more than
> > the switch hardware and the base licence, depending on which model
> > you're buying. AFAICT, the worst cases are the EX3200-24T and the
> > EX3300-24T, where the required licenses alone list at 133% of the price
> > of the hardware (which includes licences for RIPv2 and OSPFv2).
> >
> > Fair enough for BGP and IS-IS, though, as you'll need the same licences
> > for both IPv4 and IPv6.
> >
> > So while we're all struggling to find a good business case for deploying
> > IPv6, our friendly networking vendors are providing us with a solid
> > business case against it. Thanks guys....
>
> --
> Tore Anderson
>
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