Fpcs Supported By Mx240, Mx480, And Mx960 Routers; Mx240 Pic Description; Mx240 Flexible Pic Concentrator (Fpc) Description | 123 - Juniper MX240 Hardware Manual

SEE ALSO

MX240 Flexible PIC Concentrator (FPC) Description | 123

MX240 FPC Terminology
Replacing an MX240 FPC | 331
Maintaining MX240 FPCs | 324
Troubleshooting the MX240 FPCs | 430

FPCs Supported by MX240, MX480, and MX960 Routers

An FPC occupies two slots when installed in an MX240, MX480, or MX960 router. The maximum number
of supported FPCs varies per router:
MX960 router—6 FPCs
MX480 router—3 FPCs
MX240 router—1 FPC
Table 57 on page 125 lists FPCs supported by MX240 routers.
Table 57: FPCs Supported by MX Series Routers
FPC Type FPC Name
3 FPC3
2 FPC2
SEE ALSO
MX Series FPC and PIC Overview
PICs Supported by MX240, MX480, and MX960 Routers | 128
High Availability Features

MX240 PIC Description

PICs provide the physical connection to various network media types, receiving incoming packets from
the network and transmitting outgoing packets to the network. During this process, each PIC performs
framing and line-speed signaling for its media type. Before transmitting outgoing data packets, the PICs
Maximum
Number of
PICs
FPC Model Number Supported
MX-FPC3 2
MX-FPC2 2
Maximum
Throughput per First Junos OS
FPC (Full-duplex) Release
20 Gbps 9.4
10 Gbps 9.5
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