[AusNOG] Ethernet + 4G router recommendations

[Colin Stubbs]

Make sure you get the Australian specific EHWIC-4G-LTE-AU card if you go
the Cisco ISR route. It's only very recently available.

The other EHWIC models won't cover at least one or more of the frequency
bands that Telstra is now utilising.

Cheaper options might be suitable depending on install location and what
you intend to do with it, e.g. think about whether you want to
features/capabilities like,

0) Utilise connectors/cables that won't come loose (TNC/SMA), as opposed to
flakey USB interfaces and those common teeny tiny external antenna
connections
1) Dual SIM/account failover
2) GPS co-ordinates (requires dedicated antenna via SMA connector) and time
sync (works via an EEM script so you can act as independent stratum 1 NTP
server)
3) Proper SNMP monitoring and MIB's to provide useful info, such as the GPS
co-ordinates
4) IPSec VPN
5) Dynamic routing
6) IP SLA's
7) Actual QoS
etc etc etc

-Colin


On 4 November 2014 21:53, Radek Tkaczyk <radek at tkaczyk.id.au> wrote:

>  Hi Guys,
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> Can anyone recommend a good Ethernet router that can use 4G as
> backup/failover?
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> A Cisco 1921 with a EHWIC-4G-LTE-G would be perfect, but at a starting
> price of around $2k, is a bit of a stretch for small businesses.
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> Has anyone come across anything more cost effective? Preferably something
> that has a 4G modem built in? (but that’s probably asking for a bit much)
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> Thanks
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> Radek
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