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Juniper Networks
Routing Portfolio
Copyright 2019, Faulkner Information Services. All Rights Reserved.
Docid: 00017996
Publication Date: 1910
Report Type: PRODUCT
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Juniper Networks offers a complete portfolio of routers and routing
platforms. These include the ACX (Universal Access), CTP
(Circuit-to-Packet), MX (5G Universal Edge), PTX (Packet Transport
Routers), and SRX (Series Services Gateways). Juniper’s routers run on the
company’s JUNOS Internet Software, a standards-based routing OS developed
specifically for the Internet. This report provides details on Juniper’s
routing portfolio.
Report Contents:
- Description
- Related Faulkner Reports
- Vendor
- Applications
- Environment
- Support
- Pricing
- Competitors
- Web Links
Description
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Juniper Networks offers a complete routing portfolio that includes access
routers, gateways, circuit-to-packet platforms, broadband services
routers, services routers, control systems, mobile network routers, Edge
and multi-service Edge routers, and core network routers.
| Related Faulkner Reports |
| Juniper Networks Company Brief |
Routers can forward data packets across a computer network, creating an
overlay inter-network that directs data traffic functions on the Internet
and connects two or more data lines from different networks. When a data
packet comes in on one of the lines, a router reads address information in
the packet to determine its ultimate destination, then uses information in
its routing table or routing policy to direct the packet to the next
network on its journey.
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Name: Juniper Networks, Inc. |
The family’s products include:
- ACX Series – Universal Access Routers
- CTP Series – Circuit-to-Packet Platforms
- MX Series – 5G Universal Edge Routers
- JRR200 – Route Reflector Appliance
- PTX Series – Packet Transport Routers
Figure 1 displays the PTX 3000 Router.
Figure 1. Juniper’s PTX 3000 Router
Source: Juniper
Networks
A recent addition to the Juniper routing portfolio is the JRR200 Route
Reflector Appliance. It is designed for use by service providers, data
centers, and enterprises. JRR200 runs on integrated Virtual Route
Reflector (VRR) software that allows the appliance to scale up to 50
million routing information base (RIB) entries. It offers 10GbE
connectivity in a compact form. Figure 2 depicts the JRR200 Route
Reflector Appliance.
Figure 2. Juniper’s JRR200 Front with Top View
Source: Juniper
Networks
Table 1 compares the Juniper Routing Portfolio family members.
| Series | Type | Description | Products | Dimensions | Additional Considerations / Interface Support |
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| ACX Series | Universal Access Routers | End-to-end provisioning and Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality with IP/MPLS traffic engineering. |
ACX1000 | 17.5″x1.75″x9.4″, 6.5 lbs. |
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| ACX1100 | 17.5″x1.75″x9.4″, 7.8 lbs. |
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| ACX2000 | 17.5″x1.75″x9.4″, 8.3 lbs. |
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| ACX2100 | 17.5″x1.75″x9.4″, 8.3 lbs. |
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| ACX4000 | 17.5″x4.375″x9.25″, 23.8 lbs. |
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| CTP Series | Circuit-to-Packet Platforms | Network router technology and features for transport TDM and circuit-based applications, across next-generation IP networks. |
CTP150 | 17.24″x1.73″x14.5″, 14.5 lbs. |
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| CTP2008 | 17.25″x1.75″x11.75″, 12 lbs. |
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| CTP2024 | 17.25″x3.5″x11.75″, 20 lbs. |
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| CTP 2056 | 17.25″x7″x11.75″, 27 lbs. |
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| PTX Series | Packet Transport Routers | Supercore routers designed to optimize MPLS and Ethernet |
PTX3000 | 17.6 x 38.5 x 10.6 in 200 lbs. |
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| PTX5000 | 17.5 x 62.5 x 33.1 in 1000 lbs. |
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| MX Series | 3D Universal Edge Routers | High port-density network routing and switching solution, with deployment applications that include high-density Ethernet LAN and data center aggregation, data center core, metro Ethernet aggregation and core, and Ethernet services edge. |
MX5 | 17.5″x3.5″x23.48″, 30 lbs. |
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| MX10 | 17.5″x3.5″x23.48″, 30 lbs. |
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| MX40 | 17.5″x3.5″x23.48″, 30 lbs. |
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| MX80 | 17.5″x3.5″x23.48″, 30 lbs. |
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| MX240 | 17.5″x8.7″x23.8″, 130 lbs. |
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| MX480 | 17.5″x14″x23.8″, 180 lbs. |
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| MX960 | 17.5″x27.8″x23.5″, 334 lbs. |
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Juniper offers routing products for small, midsized, and large enterprise
networks. Table 2 looks at coverage areas for which Juniper’s routers can
be deployed.
| Series | Type | Applications |
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| ACX Series | Universal Access Routers | Passive cooling (fan-less design) for outdoor deployments |
| CTP Series | Circuit-to-Packet Platforms | Organizations with next-generation IP networks. |
| M Series | Multi-Service Edge Network Routers | Enterprises and service providers looking to consolidate multiple networks into a single IP/MPLS infrastructure. |
| PTX Series | Converged Supercore platforms | Service provider networks to deliver critical core functionalities. |
| T Series | Core Network Routers | Complex 320G- to 1.6T-bps single-chassis systems and 25T-bps multi-chassis systems. |
Environment
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Juniper’s routers run on the company’s JUNOS Internet Software, a
standards-based routing OS developed specifically for the Internet.
Software supports Internet-scale routing protocols to provide system
management of both small and large networks. JUNOS enables the
configuration of the protocols, and monitoring of the router.
Support
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Juniper Networks offers a variety of support programs to customers with
support service agreements, including:
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Customer Support Center – For customers and partners
with annual service agreements. The program provides access to
software, information, and Web services. -
Knowledge Base – FAQs and technical support
content provided by JTAC engineers. This service is also for customers
with annual service agreements. -
Case Manager – To create, monitor, and edit
technical support cases. This service is for customers with annual
service agreements. -
Problem Report Search – Offers support issues or
defective products; for use by customers with annual service
agreements.
Pricing
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The products in Juniper’s routing portfolio are sold directly, as well as
through VARs and global distributors. Pricing information is configuration
dependent and available from sellers of the Juniper portfolio.
Competitors
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Juniper’s primary router competition comes from Cisco’s extensive routing
portfolio, Alcatel-Lucent’s service, IP, and carrier Ethernet routers, HP
Networking routers, and Extreme Networks’ mobile backhaul routers.
Web Links
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- Alcatel-Lucent: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/
- Cisco Systems: http://www.cisco.com/
- Extreme Networks: http://www.extremenetworks.com/
- HP Networking: http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/
- Juniper Networks: http://www.juniper.net/
About the Author
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Sherry Kercher is an editor for Faulkner Information
Services. She holds a master’s degree in library and information science,
and tracks and writes about storage, communication networks and equipment,
and Internet technologies.
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