<p dir="ltr">Bravo juniper! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Sent from ipv6-only Android</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 13, 2013 11:29 PM, "Tore Anderson" <<a href="mailto:tore@fud.no">tore@fud.no</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I've named'n'shamed Juniper on this list a few times for requiring a<br>
licence to run some IPv6 routing protocols on their switches, while<br>
keeping the corresponding IPv4 routing protocols licence-free.<br>
<br>
Therefore I think it's only fair that I also let the list know when<br>
there actually is some change for the better. So - starting with JUNOS<br>
12.3, they've rescinded the practise of charging extra for IPv6, and<br>
there is now licencing parity between IPv4 and IPv6:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos12.3/topics/concept/ex-series-software-licenses-overview.html#jd0e276" target="_blank">http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos12.3/topics/concept/ex-series-software-licenses-overview.html#jd0e276</a><br>
<br>
* Tore Anderson<br>
<br>
> * Sander Steffann<br>
><br>
>>> Assuming a 24 port C3560-X switch, the GPL cost is:<br>
>>><br>
>>> LAN Base: $0<br>
>>> IP Base: C3560X-24-L-S= $900<br>
>>> IP Services: C3560X-24-L-E= $4900<br>
>>><br>
>>> The switch hardware itself (WS-C3560X-24T-L) has a list price of $3400.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I.e. the license to get even base ipv6 L3 functionality (e.g. interface<br>
>>> configuration) costs almost 50% more than the price of the switch.<br>
>>><br>
>>> This seriously sucks.<br>
>><br>
>> Yes, that sucks enough to buy switches from a different vendor...<br>
><br>
> It's not only Cisco:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos12.1/topics/concept/ex-series-software-licenses-overview.html" target="_blank">http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos12.1/topics/concept/ex-series-software-licenses-overview.html</a><br>
><br>
> If you need RIPng or OSPFv3, the licencing may set you back more than<br>
> the switch hardware and the base licence, depending on which model<br>
> you're buying. AFAICT, the worst cases are the EX3200-24T and the<br>
> EX3300-24T, where the required licenses alone list at 133% of the price<br>
> of the hardware (which includes licences for RIPv2 and OSPFv2).<br>
><br>
> Fair enough for BGP and IS-IS, though, as you'll need the same licences<br>
> for both IPv4 and IPv6.<br>
><br>
> So while we're all struggling to find a good business case for deploying<br>
> IPv6, our friendly networking vendors are providing us with a solid<br>
> business case against it. Thanks guys....<br>
<br>
--<br>
Tore Anderson<br>
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