Juniper ACX Series

Juniper Cloud Metro is Juniper’s approach to metro networks, using ACX routers to carry broadband, business, mobile and cloud services over one shared network.

Instead of separate networks for each service, Cloud Metro runs them side by side, with automation and service testing built into the router software. Juniper says Paragon Automation cuts device onboarding from hours to minutes.

Choose the ACX7100-32C to aggregate 100GbE links or where links need MACsec encryption, and the ACX7100-48L to gather many 10GbE to 50GbE links.

Every port on the 32C supports MACsec (encryption of traffic between routers), which the 48L doesn’t offer. The 48L lets each port’s speed be set individually, suiting sites where access links run at mixed speeds.

Choose a 1U ACX7100 where port needs are clear and space is tight, and a 3U ACX7332 or ACX7348 where capacity must grow through expansion modules.

The ACX7300 models have three expansion bays for 400GbE, 100GbE or 50GbE modules. The ACX7100 offers more capacity, 4.8 Tbps against 2.4 Tbps, in a third of the rack space.

The ACX7509 suits large aggregation hubs and central offices that need many connections, room to grow, and redundancy in both control and forwarding.

The 5U chassis takes up to eight line cards from 1GbE to 400GbE, and the premium configuration adds a second control board and forwarding board, so one failure doesn’t take the hub offline.

The industrial-rated ACX7024 suits small access sites in tough conditions, while the temperature-hardened ACX7332 and ACX7348 suit larger aggregation sites in similar locations.

The ACX7024 is rated from -40°C to +65°C in a compact 1U router. The ACX7300 models add 2.4 Tbps and expansion bays, so hardened sites can handle more traffic as they grow.

Choose an ACX router for compact metro access and aggregation sites, and an MX router where a site delivers richer edge services such as business VPNs.

ACX routers are built for power-efficient metro transport, while Juniper MX routers add deeper service features. Many providers use both, with ACX routers feeding traffic to MX routers at the service edge.

Yes, Juniper positions ACX7000 routers for enterprises as well as service providers, connecting branch sites, campuses and data centres over metro links.

Enterprises with their own fibre or metro links can use ACX routers at the WAN edge for regional sites. The ACX7100 and ACX7509 also suit data centre roles such as top-of-rack and spine-leaf designs.

We can match the right Juniper ACX router to each site’s role, space, conditions and growth, from the compact ACX7024 to the modular ACX7509.

We review your network layout, link speeds and timing needs, then plan optics, expansion modules and licences so each site is ready to grow. Talk to our specialists about your Cloud Metro project.