Mx480 Application Services Modular Processing Card Description - Juniper MX480 Hardware Manual

Figure 39: Application Services Modular Storage Card
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MX480 Application Services Modular Processing Card Description

The Application Services Modular Processing Card (AS MXC) is a pluggable X86-based card that can be
inserted into the lower slot of the Application Services Modular Line Card (AS MLC). The AS MXC serves
as the processing card for the Junos Content Encore system and contains the two X86, Intel 8-core
processors with interface ability greater than 80 Gbps. The AS MXC (see
to a PIC or MIC (Modular Interface Card).
AS MXCs are hot-removable and hot-insertable. One MXC can be installed in the lower slot of each AS
MLC. Each MXC has these components:
Two 8-core Intel processors—Contains eight execution cores with Ring Interconnect architecture. Each
core supports two threads, up to 16 threads per socket.
64 GB DRAM—On DIMM sockets.
LEDs—Two LEDs on the faceplate display the CPU and application status.
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