Juniper MX Series Datasheet

Product Overview
With continuous technology advances
and ongoing standards development,
Ethernet is increasingly the technology
of choice for enterprises and service
providers. Ethernet bandwidth
requirements continue to rise as a
result of companies needing high-
speed connectivity between their
geographically dispersed sites. There is
an increased reliance on collaborative
applications across a globally distributed
user base which requires sharing data
across the WAN. These are often
multimedia applications, including video
conferencing and video streaming, and
thus require extremely high bandwidth
and low latency. To address these
requirements, Juniper Networks has
introduced the MX Series 3D Universal
Edge Routers that deliver a high-
performance network infrastructure that
provides fast, secure and reliable delivery
of the applications that drive business
processes while containing cost and
increasing operational efficiency.
MX SERIES 3D
UNIVERSAL EDGE
ROUTERS
Ethernet is rapidly becoming the technology of choice for both enterprises and service
providers looking to provide connectivity and intelligent services. While in some respects
the requirements may be different, today's advanced services are dictating that both
enterprises and service providers build networks that meet increasingly stringent
requirements regarding quality of service (QoS), network performance and availability.
In addition to these basic requirements, service providers seeking to provide a
differentiated user experience are finding they must scale their networks to support
increasingly higher amounts of bandwidth, services and subscribers. Scaling the network
in these three dimensions will be critical to securing competitive differentiation for the
next generation of services.
Scalability is further enhanced by the ability to interconnect and manage multiple chassis
as a single, logical device, improving operational efficiency while lowering TCO.
Juniper Networks MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers are the only routers designed to
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provide the 3D scaling necessary to address today's advanced Ethernet requirements.
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such as the I-Chip and Junos Trio chipset, the MX Series enables service providers and
enterprises to adapt to—and profit from—Ethernet services in a changing market.

Product Description

MX Series routers are a portfolio of high-performance Ethernet routers, which function
as a Universal Edge platform capable of supporting all types of business, mobile and
residential services. With powerful switching and security features, the MX Series delivers
unmatched flexibility and reliability to support advanced services and applications.
MX Series routers also separate control and forwarding functions to provide maximum
scale and intelligent service delivery capabilities.
MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers are optimized for Ethernet and address a wide range
of deployments, architectures, port densities and interfaces for both service provider and
enterprise environments. In both markets, the MX Series routers provide scalable, high
port-density routing and switching required for applications such as data centers. For
service providers, MX Series routers surpass the requirements of carrier Ethernet routing
and switching as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum, making Juniper Networks routers
operating system and high-performance silicon
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DATASHEET
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