[AusNOG] Recommendations for reliable LTE devices

[Mark Tees]

Thank you everyone who responded. I have a nice list of options to try out.

Below is a summary of the options I have been given. Some options I
have excluded due to no ethernet port or direct SIM etc. Some more
expensive options than I planned in there but that's ok in this
context.

Would specifically like to hear from anybody using the Teltonika
RUT950 as that appears to fit perfectly. I think I will have that and
one of integrated Routerboard's tested.

* RB912 RouterBoard with Sierra MC7304 LTE card
 - https://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=106&osCsid=ndoa5trn57930jrh9e0dc1h9b7
 - No modem with 700Mhz support
 - around $400 or less

* Cico C819G-LTE-LA-K9 800 series model for Australia. (based on the
MC7430 instead of the MC7304)
 - $1300+

* RBSXT-LTE
 - https://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=402&osCsid=cr2u0qntq8c06n8p8qljnnovr5
 - around $200 or less

* Netgear - Nighthawk M1
 - http://www.netgear.com.au/home/products/mobile-broadband/mobilerouters/M1.aspx#tab-techspecs
 - looks like it might be Telstra only at present
 - around $2-300

* Netcomm NTC-140
 - no 700Mhz
 - http://www.netcommwireless.com/product/4g-m2m-router

* Cisco EHWIC-4G-LTE-AU
- http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/interfaces-modules/4g-lte-wireless-wan-enhanced-high-speed-wan-interface-card/datasheet_c78-710314.html

* Teltonika RUT950
 - http://www.teltonika.com.au/sites/default/files/Teltonika/RUT950AU_Manual_v1-1.pdf
 - https://www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/catalog/4g-equipment/4g-industrial-modems
 - Supports OSPF, GRE, OpenVPN, L2TP, IPSEC, bridging cellular
interface as well as 'passthru'/DMZ.
 - around $300-500

* Billion BiPac 8920NZA
 - http://au.billion.com/bipac-8920nz
 - http://au.billion.com/downloads/datasheet/wireless/Billion-BiPAC-8920nz-Datasheet.pdf
 - Supports OpenVPN, GRE, IPSEC, L2TP
 - Only RIP for dynamic routing ;)
 - Solid IPv6 support
 - around $700

Cheers,

Mark

On 22 May 2017 at 12:42, Mark Tees <marktees at gmail.com> wrote:
> Morning everybody,
>
> I was wondering what people are using for LTE terminations these days.
>
> Use case is simply a reliable interface for customer end site backup
> links/internet traffic etc.
>
> At present I have been suggesting using Cradlepoint IBR series hooked
> into either Juniper or Cisco gear as they have been pretty reliable
> for me.
>
> Ideally:
>
> * Something in the $200-300 range.
>
> * Presents an ethernet port.
>
> * Takes a SIM directly.
>
> * Has external antenna's.
>
> * Optionally supports some variation of IP pass thru, VPN, or GRE.
>
> The pain point in the past is the various consumer dongles either
> dying or requiring me to script something to reboot them when they
> drop.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark



-- 
Regards,

Mark L. Tees