Juniper ACX7509 – 8-Slot Chassis Cloud Metro Router

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ACX7509

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Product Overview

The Juniper ACX7509 is a high-capacity, modular Cloud Metro router engineered for service provider, large enterprise and data-centre aggregation deployments. It delivers 4.8 Tbps system throughput in a 5 U, 60 cm deep chassis, offering a flexible mix of port speeds from 1 GbE up to 400 GbE via field-replaceable forwarding cards. Powered by Junos OS Evolved, it supports advanced routing, MPLS, EVPN-VXLAN overlay, segment routing (SR/SRv6) and rich automation and telemetry features suited to modern high-density IP service fabrics.

Ideal deployment / environment:
The ACX7509 is ideally deployed in cloud metro, service provider aggregation and high-density edge routing environments where a broad range of service speeds and high throughput are required. Its modular port mix from 1 GbE through to 400 GbE enables flexible service delivery and backhaul for 5G mobile, IoT and wholesale Ethernet services, while rich protocol support and Junos OS Evolved capabilities suit complex IP/MPLS, EVPN-VXLAN and segment-routed fabrics.

High availability and precision timing features make it appropriate for carrier aggregation, data-centre interconnect and enterprise edge transport applications needing resilient performance and scalable service assurance.

Key Features

  • Throughput: 4.8 Tbps system forwarding capacity.
  • Modular port architecture: eight FPC slots supporting:
  • Multi-rate ports: (1/10/25/50 GbE) on FPC20Y, 40/100 GbE on FPC-16C, 200/400 GbE on FPC-4CD modules.
  • Port density: 20 x 1/10/25/50 GbE, 16 x 40/100 GbE and 4 x 200/400 GbE when fully populated.
  • Software: Junos OS Evolved with full Layer 2/Layer 3, MPLS, EVPN-VXLAN, SR/SRv6, segment routing and advanced telemetry.
  • Security: MACsec encryption supported on applicable ports.
  • High availability: redundant Routing Engines, fans and power supplies for uninterrupted operation.
  • Chassis: 5 U modular platform with deep router architecture and support for high-power ZR/ZR+ transceivers.
  • Timing and sync: precision timing including support for Synchronous Ethernet and PTP (class-C) for latency-sensitive services.

Specification

Additional information

Compatible accessories and licenses for ACX7509
Routing engines
ACX7509-FEBIncludes: ACX7509 Forwarding Engine, with 4.8 Tbps, forwarding with 2x Q2C, spare
ACX7509-RCBIncludes: ACX7509 Routing Engine, Intel X86 base CPU, 64 GB DDR4, 55W CPU, spare
ACX7509-RCB-LTIncludes: ACX7509 Routing Engine, Intel X86 base CPU, 64 GB DDR4, 55W CPU with limited encryption version, spare
Fans
JNP5700-FANIncludes: JNP5700 fan tray, spare
Power supplies
JNP-3000W-DC-AFOIncludes: Juniper DC power supply, 3000W, front-to-back airflow, spare
JNP-3000W-AC-AFOIncludes: Juniper AC power supply, 3000W, front-to-back airflow, spare
High availability and MACsec licenses
S-EACX-7500-HA-PIncludes: SW, EACX, Redundancy System license, without customer support, must purchase customer support separately, perpetual
S-ACXEVO100GMSEC-PIncludes: SW, ACXEVO, 100GbE, MACsec license, without customer support, must purchase customer support separately, perpetual
S-ACXEVO400GMSEC-PIncludes: SW, ACXEVO, 400GbE, MACsec license, without customer support, must purchase customer support separately, perpetual
S-ACXEVO100GMSEC-1Includes: SW, ACXEVO, 100GbE, MACsec license, 1-year subscription, with software support
S-ACXEVO100GMSEC-3Includes: SW, ACXEVO, 100GbE, MACsec license, 3-year subscription, with software support
S-ACXEVO100GMSEC-5Includes: SW, ACXEVO, 100GbE, MACsec license, 5-year subscription, with software support
S-ACXEVO400GMSEC-1Includes: SW, ACXEVO, 400GbE, MACsec license, 1-year subscription, with software support
S-ACXEVO400GMSEC-3Includes: SW, ACXEVO, 400GbE, MACsec license, 3-year subscription, with software support
S-ACXEVO400GMSEC-5Includes: SW, ACXEVO, 400GbE, MACsec license, 5-year subscription, with software support
Metro software
S-EACX-100G-A-1 SWIncludes: EACX Software 1 year Subscription Advance license; Per 100G Capacity, with Software Support
S-EACX-100G-A1-P SWIncludes: EACX Software Perpetual Advance1 license; Per 100G Capacity, without SW Support
S-EACX-100G-P-1 SWIncludes: EACX Software 1 year Subscription Premium license; Per 100G Capacity, Includes ADV SW Subscription license, with software support
S-EACX-100G-P1-P SWIncludes: EACX Software Perpetual Premium1 license; Per 100G Capacity, Includes ADV SW Subscription license, without SW Support
S-EACX-400G-A-1 SWIncludes: EACX Software 1 year Subscription Advance license; Per 400G Capacity, with Software Support
S-EACX-400G-A1-P SWIncludes: EACX Software Perpetual Advance1 license; Per 400G Capacity, without SW Support
S-EACX-400G-P-1 SWIncludes: EACX Software 1 year Subscription Premium license; Per 400G Capacity, Includes ADV SW Subscription license, with software support

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