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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers vs Juniper MX Series Routers comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess E...
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Wireless WAN (8th)
Juniper MX Series Routers
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Routers (5th), Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Networking solutions, they serve different purposes. Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers is designed for Wireless WAN and holds a mindshare of 3.0%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
Juniper MX Series Routers, on the other hand, focuses on Routers, holds 13.5% mindshare, up 12.5% since last year.
Wireless WAN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers3.0%
Ubiquiti Wireless30.0%
Ruckus Wireless WAN23.6%
Other43.4%
Wireless WAN
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Juniper MX Series Routers13.5%
MikroTik Routers and Switches20.4%
Cisco Enterprise Routers15.0%
Other51.1%
Routers
 

Featured Reviews

OusaidAbaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Network Architect at Inmac
Available to users at a very low price but needs improvement in the firewall area
The product is very easy to install. When it comes to OmniSwitch 6200, OmniSwitch 6300, or OmniSwitch 6600, you can install it in an hour and a half quickly without any problem implementing the configuration, but it's not stable. When it comes to OmniSwitch 6400, OmniSwitch 6800, or OmniSwitch 9700, mostly the tools are limited in terms of the protocol. The switch cannot be managed to manage the power of our ethernet. For example, if we connect an iPhone to the switch, 740 watts will be required, but after six months, someone will discover that the port doesn't work anymore. Even if we configure it to push the power of a port, it will not work. It's not really, it's not, it's not work. At the same time, the problem was that the tool was very old, like Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise PABX system. In Alcatel, there are only two types of architecture, the old and new ones. For example, on the outside, if there is a need for 24 ports to be implemented on telephony, then we implement less than that number to connect to the end of the phone, which is a very serious problem that is not resolved by the product.
Atul Torne - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Backbone Architect at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Routing has supported carrier-grade services and has needed more affordable security options
The features of Juniper MX Series Routers that I find most useful are its nice scalability, redundant power supply, and routing engines. Redundancy is maintained in the router itself, including power redundancy and routing engine redundancy. The routers run mostly all the protocols required for the managed service provider, and security-wise, they also have good features, allowing us to provide IPSec VPN services from the routers. These are the basic, mostly used features that we are utilizing. For Deep Packet Inspection, Juniper MX Series Routers have firewall filters and commands related to routing engine protection, and then packet inspection features are configured. In traffic management with Juniper MX Series Routers, I leverage the policer, shapers, and quality of service parameters for traffic management. I also use OSPF traffic engineering features and MPLS-TE; these are a few features that I employ for traffic management.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution's support is very great."
"The stability of Juniper is better than Cisco's."
"Juniper Switches is stable, easy to use, flexible, and has good performance. Also, the technology is good. It has a lifetime warranty and the prices are also very good."
"It offers high protection and I like it."
"Juniper Enterprise Routers is very flexible."
"I would say it is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Routers is its exceptional policy management capabilities."
"I have found the most useful features to be layered VPNs, IPsec, VPLS, and firewall filters."
"The solution's main features are its security and ease of use."
 

Cons

"The tool's VPN Firewall Brick did not work well since it doesn't have an interface with the cloud to upload the last signature, so it doesn't have this mechanism."
"Automation can also be improved."
"If you are setting up a site-to-site VPN between a Juniper and Cisco device then you may encounter some issues."
"The security features could be better."
"Better documentation to assist with implementation would be helpful."
"Finding market expertise is hard."
"Juniper have addressed issues with the MX204, but it still has a limited number of interfaces. Ideally, it should support up to twenty or twenty-four interfaces to better serve smaller service providers. Additionally, the MX304 doesn't support subscriber management, also known as BNG, which I believe should be included."
"Juniper must publish more information about Juniper MX Series Routers."
"The solution could improve by providing better training to allow more sales of the solution in the market."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is very low."
"The solution is more expensive compared to other solutions."
"$300 to $400 is the hardware cost and for licensing cost, it may be around, for support and all, $100 per year."
"We have to pay for the device and licensing. The support service requires additional costs."
"I would rate it around a three. While I'm not deeply involved in pricing discussions, I believe it is comparatively more affordable than Cisco."
"The price of this solution is better than other competitors, such as Cisco. We receive a lot of discounts which make the price less expensive and attractive."
"The prices for Juniper MX Series Routers are reasonable."
"An additional license can be purchased for support of a next-generation firewall."
"The pricing of Juniper MX Series Routers is okay compared to other technologies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Outsourcing Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers?
The tool's price is very low. The tool doesn't have a license for switches. The tool has a license for a stack of racks, especially in the case of Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 9900 model, it has a lic...
What needs improvement with Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers?
Alcatel-Lucent had a VPN Firewall Brick, but it did not work very well like Palo Alto or Cisco. The tool is not classified under Gartner. The tool's VPN Firewall Brick did not work well since it do...
What is your primary use case for Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers?
I use the solution in my company to implement and integrate it into the campus network on a connected mode or dual core, but the routers, like Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers, ...
What needs improvement with Juniper MX Series Routers?
The areas of Juniper MX Series Routers that have room for improvement include the port count; for instance, the MX204 has only four 40G or 100G ports, which is quite limited. While I know there are...
What is your primary use case for Juniper MX Series Routers?
I work with an internet service provider in Uganda and have experience working with Juniper MX Series Routers, as we use Mikrotik, Juniper, and Cisco routers on our infrastructure. We have a mix of...
What advice do you have for others considering Juniper MX Series Routers?
The solution is deployed in our organization as hardware and it is on-prem, as we run on on-prem solutions. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Juniper MX Series Routers a nine.
 

Also Known As

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess ESRs, OmniAccess ESRs, OmniAccess Compact ESRs, OmniAccess Ruggedized ESRs
Juniper Enterprise Routers, MX Series, Junos Address Aware
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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