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MX Series 3D
Universal Edge
Routers for the
Midrange

Juniper Networks MX5, MX10, MX40 and MX80 3D Universal Edge Routers for the
Product Overview midrange deliver high performance and easy upgradability with a scalable architecture.
Each of the MX Series midrange routers can be upgraded using a software license in a
Juniper Networks MX Series 3D pay-as-you-grow model, and are the most compact members of the MX Series product
Universal Edge Routers for the midrange family. Two rack units (2 RU) high and built to support optional redundant power supplies
offer a scalable and flexible upgrade and fans, these platforms are perfectly suited for smaller scale environments requiring full
path for enterprise and service provider Ethernet capabilities and the advanced services and features of the MX Series routers.
customers. Comprised of the MX5,
Table 1: MX Series Midrange Key Hardware Differences
MX10, MX40, and MX80 3D Universal
Edge Router, the MX Series for the Software License
Midrange Router* First MIC Slot** Second MIC Slot 10GbE Port
Upgrade
midrange has been designed to provide
MX5 3 3
the 3D scaling necessary to address
todays advanced feature requirements MX10 3 3 3
even in the smallest of environments. MX40 3 3 3 (2) 3
Powered by Juniper Networks Junos MX80 3 3 3 (4) N/A
operating system and high-performance
*All MX Series services and features are supported across the midrange routers.
Junos Trio chipset, these midrange **M odular Interface Controller (MIC) slots are fully flexible and support all Ethernet and non-Ethernet MICs
available across the MX series.
routers can be upgraded using software
licenses to scale to meet changing
Architecture and Key Components
business requirements. This scalability
The MX Series is a family of high-performance routers functioning as a universal edge
further enables informed network
platform capable of supporting all types of WAN edge, WAN core, Internet edge, branch
purchasing decisions.
aggregation, campus core, and business/mobile/residential edge services.

Powered by Juniper Networks Junos operating system, MX Series platforms provide a

consistent operating environment that streamlines network operations and improves the
availability and performance of all types of services supported at the universal edge.
2.6 Tbps

Midrange Family 1.4 Tbps

480 Gbps

20 Gbps 40 Gbps 60 Gbps 80 Gbps

MX5 MX10 MX40 MX80 MX240 MX480 MX960

Figure 1: MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers

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Features and Benefits Video distribution for IPTV serviceswith advanced capabilities

Midrange MX Series routers are compact members of the MX Series such as multicast MPLS VPNs

product family powered by the Trio chipset and Junos OS, Junipers Cloud computingprovides the perfect platform for connectivity
high-performance operating system for advanced routing and to and between clouds
switching. Only 2RU or 3.5-inches high, the midrange MX Series routers The Midrange MX Series Extends Junos OS in the
are designed to help customers drive down the total cost of ownership Network
and increase operational efficiencies in both enterprise and service Junos OS is a world-class operating system with proven stability
provider deployments without service compromise. The flexibility (mix coupled with routing protocols, flexible policy language, and
and match interface types) and upgradability (scalable upgrades from leading MPLS/VPN implementation. Junos OS runs on all MX
MX5 up to MX80, as required) make the midrange MX Series routers Series platforms as well as Juniper Networks M Series Multiservice
ideal for campus, data center interconnect, and service provider WAN Edge Routers, T Series Core Routers, J Series Services Routers,
connectivity deployments. QFX Series Switches, EX Series Ethernet Switches, PTX Series

The wide range of applications enabled by the MX Series family of Packet Transport Switches, and SRX Series Services Gateways.

routers and supported in the midrange systems include: Junos OSthe first operating system developed specifically
for Internet routingis especially designed for large production
Layer 2 stretch required for data center consolidation and
networks. With native support for both IPv4 and IPv6, as well
data center mobility ((virtual private LAN service (VPLS),
as advanced interworking capabilities, Junos OS also eases the
pseudowires, MPLS fast reroute, Bidirectional Forwarding
transition to IPv6 and ensures long-term investment protection.
Detection (BFD) protocol))
Junos OS offers XML interfaces for advanced scripting capabilities,
L2 and L3 end-to-end network segmentation (using
and has been designed to configure the routing protocols that run on
L2/L3VPNs)
the MX Series and the properties of its interfaces. After a software
Service provider router with separate control and forwarding
configuration is activated, Junos OS has been designed to monitor
functions to provide maximum scale and intelligent service
the protocol traffic passing through MX Series devices, as well as to
delivery capabilities along with hierarchical quality of
troubleshoot protocol and network connectivity problems.
service (QoS)
Campus core router requiring subnet mobility, L2/L3
segmentation, and QoS

Table 2: Features and Benefits

Feature Benefits

Scalability Capacity20 Gbps (MX5) to 40 Gbps (MX10) to 60 Gbps (MX40) to 80 Gbps (MX80) through
software licensing
Ethernet10/100 Mbps to GbE to 10GbE
Time-division multiplexing (TDM) interfaces DS3 to OC48

Junos OS Industry-leading performance in a compact form factor

Software development kit (Junos SDK) that allows third parties to develop applications on Junos OS

Cloud-ready virtualization Device virtualizationvirtual router, logical systems, and virtual switch
Link virtualizationVLAN, link aggregation group (LAG), generic routing encapsulation (GRE), and MPLS
label-switched path (LSP)

Advanced IP routing RFC 2547.bis IP/MPLS VPN (L3 VPN)full support for MPLS VPNs throughout the Ethernet network
Multicast VPN

Inline services Flow monitoringsupport flow monitoring and sampling services inline in the data path
Static Network Address Translation (NAT)map private addresses to public addresses

Tunneling protocols GRE unicast tunnelingsupports GRE fragmentation

IP-IP unicast tunneling, multicast tunneling
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) sparse mode unicast tunneling
Virtual loopback tunneling (VT)

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 MX10
MX5

MX80
MX40

Specifications Agency Approvals

System capacity Safety
MX5 - 20 Gbps CAN/CSA-22.2 No. 60950-00/UL 1950 Third Edition,
MX10 - 40 Gbps Safety of Information Technology Equipment
MX40 - 60 Gbps EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products - Part 1: Equipment
MX80 - 80 Gbps Classification, Requirements, and Users Guide
EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment
Throughput per slot
Not applicable EMC
AS/NZS 3548 Class A (Australia/New Zealand)
Packet forwarding capacity EN 55022 Class A Emissions (Europe)
55 to 60 Mpps across all midrange routers FCC Part 15 Class A (USA)
Dense Port Concentrators (DPCs) and/or Modular Port VCCI Class A (Japan)
Concentrators (MPCs) per chassis NEBS
MX5 supports 1 MIC (no DPC/MPC slots) GR-63-Core:NEBS, Physical Protection
MX10, MX40 and MX80 can accommodate 2 MICs GR-1089-Core:EMC and Electrical Safety for Network
(no DPC/MPC slots) Telecommunications Equipment
Chassis per rack ETSI
24 ETS-300386-2 Telecommunication Network Equipment
Physical dimensions (W x H x D) Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements
17.5 x 3.5 x 23.48 in (44.5 x 8.76 x 59.6 cm) Immunity
Weight (lb/kg) fully configured EN 61000-3-2 Power Line Harmonics
30 lb/13.7 kg EN 61000-3-3 Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker
Mountingfront or center EN 61000-4-2 ESD
EN 61000-4-3 Radiated Immunity
Power (AC/DC) EN 61000-4-4 EFT
100 to 240 VAC EN 61000-4-5 Surge
-40 to -72 VDC EN 61000-4-6 Low Frequency Common Immunity
AC power consumption (theoretical aggregate)376 W EN 1000-4-11 Voltage Dips and Sags
DC power consumption (theoretical aggregate)320 W
Element Management
Operating temperature Juniper Networks J-Web Software graphical user interface
32 to 104 F (0 to 40 C)
Policy Management
Humidity Juniper Networks Junos Scope
5% to 90% noncondensing humidity Juniper Networks SRC Series Session and Resource Control
Altitude Modules
No performance degradation to 13,000 ft (4,000 m) Third-Party Management Applications
HP, IBM, InfoVista, Intelliden, WANDL

SNMP
SNMP v2/v3 bilingual agent support

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Juniper Networks Service and Support Model Number Description

Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services Midrange router upgrade licenses
and support, which are designed to accelerate, extend, and
MX-5-10-UPG-B Software upgrade for MX5 to MX10
optimize your high-performance network. Our services allow
MX-5-40-UPG-B Software upgrade for MX5 to MX40
you to bring revenue-generating capabilities online faster so
MX-5-80-UPG-B Software upgrade for MX5 to MX80
you can realize bigger productivity gains and faster rollouts of
MX-10-40-UPG-B Software upgrade for MX10 to MX40
new business models and ventures. At the same time, Juniper
Networks ensures operational excellence by optimizing your MX-10-80-UPG-B Software upgrade for MX10 to MX80

network to maintain required levels of performance, reliability, and MX-40-80-UPG-B Software upgrade for MX40 to MX80

availability. For more details, please visit www.juniper.net/us/en/ Junos OS

products-services. Junos-WW Worldwide

Junos OS USA
Ordering Information
Software Licenses
Model Number Description
S-MX80-ADV-R License to support full scale L3 route and L3 VPN
Base unit on MX80

MX5-T-AC AC chassis S-MX80-Q License to support per VLAN queuing on MX80

MX5-T-DC DC chassis S-MX80-SA-FP Subscriber Management Feature Pack License

on MX80
MX10-T-AC AC chassis
S-MX80-SSM-FP Subscriber Service Management Feature Packet
MX10-T-DC DC chassis License (RADIUS/SRC Series-based service
MX40-T-AC AC chassis activation and deactivation) per service accounting
features for subscribers, MX80
MX40-T-DC DC chassis

MX80-T-AC AC chassis About Juniper Networks

MX80-T-DC DC chassis Juniper Networks is in the business of network innovation. From
MIC devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers,

MIC-3D-20GE-SFP 20 ports of 10/100/1000 Ethernet with small form- Juniper Networks delivers the software, silicon and systems that
factor pluggable transceiver (SFP) interfaces transform the experience and economics of networking. The
MIC-3D-2XGE-XFP 2 10GbE modular interface ports with 10-gigabit company serves customers and partners worldwide. Additional
small form-factor pluggable transceiver (XFP)
information can be found at www.juniper.net.
interfaces

MIC-3D-40GE-TX 40 ports of 10/100/1000 Ethernet with Tx

interfaces

MIC-3D-4OC3OC12- Low density 4 port clear channel OC3, or 4 port

1OC48 OC12, or 1 port OC48

MIC-3D-8OC3OC12- High density 8 port clear channel OC3, or 8 port

4OC48 OC12, or 4 port OC48

MIC-3D-8DS3-E3 8 port clear channel DS3/E3

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