Guide price: Price range: £930.00 through £8,400.00 Ex. VAT
The Juniper EX4600-40F is a high-performance, compact Ethernet switch engineered for enterprise distribution, campus aggregation and low-density data centre top-of-rack deployments. It delivers up to 1.44 Tbps of Layer 2/Layer 3 connectivity with wire-speed forwarding and flexible port expansion options.
Powered by Junos OS, the EX4600-40F supports advanced fabric technologies including Virtual Chassis, EVPN-VXLAN overlays, and high-availability features such as graceful Routing Engine switchover. Its combination of 10 GbE and 40 GbE fixed ports, optional expansion slots and extensive routing scale make it a robust choice for modern access and core network fabrics.
Ideal deployment / environment:
The EX4600-40F is designed as a versatile distribution or top-of-rack switch in enterprise and campus fabrics where 10 GbE and 40 GbE connectivity is required alongside strong routing and scaling capabilities. Its broad protocol support and high route/multicast scale make it suitable for enterprise core / distribution layers, data centre aggregation or high-capacity uplinks for server and storage connectivity.
With Virtual Chassis and EVPN-VXLAN support, the EX4600-40F enables simplified management, resilient operations and smooth extension of campus fabrics, making it a strong choice for organisations deploying mixed-speed access networks with scalable campus or cloud-connected requirements.
| Compatible accessories and licenses for EX4600 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Expansion modules | ||
| QFX-EM-4Q | Includes: 4-port QSFP+ expansion module for EX4600 | |
| EX4600-EM-8F | Includes: 8-port SPF+/SFP expansion module for EX4600 | |
| Fans | ||
| QFX5100-FAN-AFI | Includes: Back-to-front airflow fan module for EX4600 | |
| QFX5100-FAN-AFO | Includes: Front-to-back airflow fan module for EX4600 | |
| Advanced feature license | ||
| EX4600-AFL | Includes: EX4600 Advanced feature license for IS-IS, BGP, and MPLS | |
| MACsec license | ||
| EX-QFX-MACSEC-AGG | Includes: MACsec Software License for EX4600 as a campus aggregation switch |
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