Mx-Spc3 Services Card - Juniper MX480 Hardware Manual

Table 77: MX-SPC3 Supported by MX240, MX480, and MX960 Routers
SPC Name
"MX-SPC3 Services Card" on
page 166
SEE ALSO
Protocols and Applications Supported by MX-SPC3 Services Card

MX-SPC3 Services Card

The MX-SPC3 Services Card is supported on MX240, MX480, and MX960 routers. It provides additional
processing power to run the Next Gen Services.
It contains two Services Processing Units (SPUs) with 128 GB of memory per SPU. Line cards such as
DPCs, MICs, and MPCs intelligently distribute all traffic traversing the router to the SPUs to have services
processing applied to it (see
You can install the MX-SPC3 in any of the slots that are not reserved for Switch Control Board (SCB). If a
slot is not occupied by a card, you must install a blank panel to shield the empty slot and to allow cooling
air to circulate properly through the device.
Figure 41: MX-SPC3 Services Card
JNP-SPC3
Software release
Description
SPC Model Number
JNP-SPC3
Figure 41 on page 166).
Junos OS Release 19.3R2 and later
Services Processing Card (SPC) with two SPUs of 256 GB memory.
Power requirement: 650 W maximum
Weight: Approximately 18 lb (8.3 kg)
First Junos OS Release on MX240, MX480,
and MX960 Routers
19.3R2
166