[AusNOG] Recommendations for reliable LTE devices

[Serge Burjak]

The telstra Nighthawk is very unreliable. It goes to sleep and needs
to kicked into life once in a while on KAN. Have a look in the Netgear
forums or Whingepool, I mean Whirlpool forum.

> On 25 May 2017, at 11:50, Mark Tees <marktees at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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