
Enterprise networking gears, Cisco or Ubiquiti?
Today, we're going to talk about selecting network gears to
match your business need. Cisco and Ubiquiti are both at the top for
professional-grade wireless hardware. If you are looking for fine-grain control
over an extensive network, Cisco is undoubtedly the best choice for your
business. If the budget and ease of use are your concern, Ubiquiti is the way
to go.
Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti Edge routers provide an intuitive user interface
with powerful functions and software. Ubiquiti's network management system
(UNMS) allows users to access the devices' performance updates and manage
routers. Users can also customise router settings to meet their needs. The VLAN
interface has significant advantages, such as restricting broadcast domains,
reducing broadcast traffic, and ease of management. It helps improve network
performance by dividing large broadcast domains into smaller broadcast domains.
The reason you might not use Ubiquiti
Suppose you do layer 3 routing and need dynamic protocols
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First is one of the Interior Gateway Protocols (IGP),
which helps find the best routing path between the source and the destination
router using its own). In that case, Cisco will work better than Ubiquiti.
Suppose your server does a lot of heavy lifting, passing,
and network traffic. We can do 10 or 20 gigs between Ubiquiti switches if we
create a lag and use 10 gigs the SFP+. But sometimes, that's not enough; some
networks are doing at least 40 gigs, and Ubiquiti is not going to cut it.
But on price, the price for features, it doesn't get any
better than Ubiquiti.
Cisco
Cisco provides a comprehensive solution for its Internet
Operating System (IOS) routers. IOS performs most of the functions on routers
to ensure high-speed traffic connections between network devices. The
application also controls and prevents unauthorised network access, prevents
all forms of threats to your data, and, most importantly, it provides
scalability.
IOS can connect to two different networks: a wireless
network and a wired network that uses different media types. Each media type
uses a different format to transmit data so that IOS can understand all modern
media types' formats. The security features of Cisco routers are also under
IOS, but users can control the security features to suit their strategies.
The reason you might not use Cisco
Cisco provides 24/7 online support. But we might need an IT
expert to achieve the perfect installation, and the installation cost is pretty
high.
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