Mx480 Application Services Modular Line Card Description; Mx480 As Mlc Function; Figure 36: Application Services Modular Line Card (As Mlc) - Juniper MX480 Hardware Manual

MX480 Universal Routing Platform Hardware Guide

MX480 Application Services Modular Line Card Description

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The Application Services Modular Line Card (AS MLC) is an X86-based card for MX960,
MX480, and MX240 routers to deliver integrated application service solutions. The first
application that network operators can take advantage of is the Junos Content Encore
system, a high-throughput, solid state storage platform for media rich content delivery.
Additionally, the AS MLC can serve as the platform for Juniper Networks JunosV App
Engine, powering a host of network applications directly embedded into your MX Series
5G Universal Routing Platforms.
The AS MLC is modular and decouples CPU and storage in individual field-upgradeable
units. The AS MLCs are designed to enable application throughput up to 50 Gbps and a
storage capacity of 400 gigabytes (GB) of NAND Flash.

Figure 36: Application Services Modular Line Card (AS MLC)

MX480 AS MLC Function

The AS MLC provides modular processing and modular storage. Installed on the AS MLC,
the Junos Content Encore system operates as a caching application, in either HTTP
reverse proxy mode or HTTP transparent proxy mode, to manage client requests for
content and the distribution of the content to clients from origin servers. In the future,
the AS MLC will run other Juniper Networks router services and applications, and serve
as a virtualized platform for third-party applications. The AS MLC provides Ethernet
switching and high-speed fabric interface to MX routers. Graceful Routing Engine
switchover is also supported on the AS MLC.
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