Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System review
I use Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System to transport mobile and fixed traffic.
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What is Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)?
The Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000) is a high-density, small-form-factor MPLS aggregation router for metro aggregation and MPLS-enabled data center networks. The Network Convergence System 5000 Series is designed to economically scale large enterprise, over-the-top (OTT), and…
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What is Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)?
The Cisco NCS 5000 Series is an extension to Cisco’s routing platform portfolio, enabling service providers and MPLS-enabled data center architectures to offer elastic networks with improved business agility and simplified operations to deliver high-bandwidth mobile, video, and cloud services. It can also operate as an extension shelf of Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers using network virtualization (nV) technology, to consolidate multiple layers in the network and reduce operational costs.
Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000) Features
- Supported: High-density, small-form-factor MPLS aggregation router
- Supported: Optimized for cloud scale
- Supported: Designed to economically scale large enterprise, over-the-top (OTT), and service provider data center networking architectures.
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Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000) Competitors
- Nokia 7750 Service Router (SR)
- Arista 7500R and 7500R3 Series
- Juniper MX Series Routers
Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000) Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Cisco IOS XR7 |
| Mobile Application | No |
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March 10, 2023
Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System review
I use Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System to transport mobile and fixed traffic.
- High density of 100G or 400G ports
- Support new features
- Low cost
- Egress ACL on subinterfaces
- QOS
- MPLS SR
- Capacity
- Negative: high numbers of bugs
CAPEX and OPEX are less for NCS routers.
50
Our new Core network is based on Cisco NCS routers 5508 with J2 line cards in speed 100G, 2x100G or 400G. NCS 5508 routers are used also as Internet routers in our network.
20
Our IP Operations department is able to support NCS issues or BAU activities like configuration or provisioning new services on the NCS routers.
- Internet routers
- high density of 400G ports
- J2 cards in different speed
- 400G line cards
- NCS 5505 will be used later on on our Access domain
July 18, 2022
The Cisco NCS 5000 series at a glance.
This device will most likely be playing the role of a "leaf", due to it's higher port density. The device is designed to provide higher port density, meaning, more ports, higher bandwidth available as an edge device. As the demand for high bandwidth ports increases, this device will be useful in both providing connectivity to the customer as well as uplink to the core.
- 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.
- Increased backwards compatibility would allow for more existing or older hardware to be installed within the new chassis if physically possible.
- Streamlined OS upgrades, and the NCS have taken steps to avoid having the reload the entire device when upgrading software, but can be further improved.
- Continued upgrades to hardware results in longer shelf life for the chassis, allowing less frequent purchases and upgrades.
- 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
This device is part of a new and improved way of thinking by the manufacturer. It keeps the traditional network and hardware designs in mind while looking to the future of networking by improving on how upgrades are done, and port density requirements in the next 2-3 years.
December 04, 2020
The NCS 5000 provides the power needed to perform
We use the NCS 5000 to deliver bandwidth to applications such as Video Conferencing. Our entire organization uses the NCS 5000 and now in the days of covid it has become instrumental to delivering an elastic environment to our end users. The NCS 5000 was implemented before the days of covid but has proven to be the right decision.
- Prioritize high bandwidth devices such as video conferencing.
- Versatility for use with cloud applications.
- Pricing is the first thing that comes to mind.
- Ease of use, we required professional services to implement and for major changes.
- Communication among remote employees and branches has increased.
- Quality of service from cloud and video applications.
- Cisco 5000 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5000)
We did not consider any other alternatives, the NCS 5000 fit the bill for what we were looking for and we pulled the trigger.
June 13, 2018
Awesome
- Cisco ASR 9000 Series
- Cisco NCS 5000 Series
- Cisco NCS 5500 Series
Our new NCS routers are being used to design our new networks that will move us further with fiber deep Cisco UCBR8 CCAPs (cable provider access) and bring our customers speed they expect.
- Preformance
- Stability
- Innovative
- Bugs
- Transport components stability
- Tac response time in some xases
- Long lasting high roi
- High preforming density
- Support for when things need fixings
Cisco not only has great proriety product solutions but open and interoperable ones as well. We have other companies' network devices and Cisco plays a key part in making it all work together.
Overall better experience and traction.