Contents Quick Start Description - Juniper MX960 Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Description
This Quick Start contains information you need to install and configure the router
quickly. For complete installation instructions, see the MX960 Ethernet Services Router
Hardware Guide at
WARNING: This Quick Start contains a summary of safety warnings in Safety
Warnings" on page 19. For a complete list of warnings for this router, including
translations, see the MX960 Ethernet Services Router Hardware Guide at
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The MX960 router is 16 rack units (RU) tall. Three routers can be stacked in a single
floor-to-ceiling rack, for increased port density per unit of floor space. The router
provides 14 slots that can be populated with up to 12 interface cards and two Switch
Control Boards (SCBs) in nonredundant fabric configurations. The MX960 Services
Router is an Ethernet-optimized edge router that provides both switching and
carrier-class Ethernet routing. The MX960 router has a capacity of up to 480 gigabits
per second (Gbps), full duplex.
Fully populated, the MX960 provides up to 480 Gigabit Ethernet or up to 48 10-Gigabit
Ethernet ports. Two types of Dense Port Concentrator (DPC) interface cards are
available, both of which consist of consist of four Packet Forwarding Engines and
enable a throughput of 10 Gbps:
The router is shipped in a cardboard box strapped securely to a wooden pallet. Plastic
straps secure the top and bottom in place. The router chassis is bolted to this pallet.
Quick Start installation instructions and a cardboard accessory box are also included
in the shipping container.
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A 40-port Gigabit Ethernet DPC with SFP connectors (1000 Mbit copper and fiber
only).
A 4-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet DPC with XFP connectors.
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