Guide price: Price range: £6,789.77 through £10,084.00 Ex. VAT
The Juniper QFX5120-32C is a high-performance, compact Ethernet switch engineered for 100 GbE data centre spine/leaf and campus distribution deployments. It delivers wire-speed Layer 2/Layer 3 switching and routing with very low latency, powered by Junos OS for advanced fabric automation and overlay/underlay network support.
Featuring a dense 32-port QSFP28 configuration, it scales to meet the demands of modern data centre fabrics and high-capacity interconnects while enabling flexible breakout options for mixed network speeds.
Ideal deployment / environment:
The QFX5120-32C is optimised as a high-capacity spine or leaf switch in large-scale data centre fabrics and campus core networks requiring dense 100 GbE connectivity. Its 32 QSFP28 ports enable robust inter-rack and spine-to-leaf interconnects, while breakout flexibility supports a mix of 25 GbE and 10 GbE server-facing links without additional hardware. The combination of high throughput, low latency and native Junos OS capabilities makes it ideal for EVPN-VXLAN overlay fabrics, adaptive routing, and scalable top-of-rack or aggregation roles in agile enterprise and cloud environments.
| Compatible accessories and licenses for QFX5120-32C | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fans | ||
| QFX520048Y-FAN-AO | Includes: Front-to-back airflow fan model for QFX5120-32C models | |
| QFX520048Y-FAN-AI | Includes: Back-to-front airflow fan model for QFX5120-32C models | |
| Power supplies | ||
| QFX520048Y-APSU-AO | Includes: AC Power supply unit, front-to-back airflow for QFX5120-32C- AFO | |
| QFX520048Y-APSU-AI | Includes: AC Power supply unit, back-to-front airflow for QFX5120-32C- AFI | |
| QFX520048Y-DPSU-AO | Includes: DC Power supply unit, front-to-back airflow for QFX5120-32C- DC-AFO | |
| QFX520048Y-DPSU-AI | Includes: DC Power supply unit, back-to-front airflow for QFX5120-32C- DC-AFI | |
| MACsec encryption licenses | ||
| S-QFX5KC1-MACSEC-1 | Includes: Class C1 QFX5000, MACsec AES 256 Encryption Sub Software, Term: 1 Yr | |
| S-QFX5KC1-MACSEC-3 | Includes: Class C1 QFX5000, MACsec AES 256 Encryption Sub Software, Term: 3 Yrs | |
| S-QFX5KC1-MACSEC-5 | Includes: Class C1 QFX5000, MACsec AES 256 Encryption Sub Software, Term: 5 Yrs | |
| S-QFX5KC1-MACSEC-P | Includes: Class C1 QFX5000, MACsec AES 256 Encryption Software, Perpetual | |
| Services licenses | ||
| SVC-COR-QFX5KC1-MS | Includes: Juniper Care Core Support for S-QFX5KC1-MACSEC-P | |
| Advanced Telemetry Feature (ATF) licenses | ||
| S-QFX5K-C1-ATF-P | Includes: SW, QFX5K, Class 1, ATF License SKU, Perpetual, SVC Customer Support to be purchased separately | |
| S-QFX5K-C2-ATF-P | Includes: SW, QFX5K, Class 2, ATF License SKU, Perpetual, SVC Customer Support to be purchased separately |
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