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Paolo Bevilacqua wrote:
Unfortunately, it is a solution that that has not been much proven and even less adopted, so does not have meet the favor of the market, that instead uses dedicated appliances.
Yes, that's true but I believe that's mainly because other vendor appliances pre-date Cisco's OER/PfR.
There's much to be said for using the known solution, but if we only ever use what has been used, or what's been used, technology improvement might be slowed or more expensive than it otherwise needs to be. Why I remember a time in networking when one could say "Who's/what's Cisco?" Or even, "What's IP?"
I've used 3rd party appliances and I've also used OER/PfR. I had found both to work. Like much else, you look at your requirements and possible solutions.
I'm not recommending OER/PfR over an appliance, just noting it's a possible option.
