Juniper MX2008 – 8-Slot Carrier-Grade Router

Guide price: Price range: £16,568.18 through £33,600.00 Ex. VAT

Product Overview

The Juniper MX2008 Universal Routing Platform is a carrier-grade, high-capacity router designed for service provider, cloud and large enterprise edge and core networks. It delivers 16 Tbps of system forwarding capacity in a 24 RU modular chassis with 10 line-card slots, enabling dense multi-rate interface support and rich service functionality. The platform runs Junos OS, offering advanced routing, MPLS, EVPN-VXLAN fabrics, automation and precise timing capabilities for demanding multiservice environments.

Ideal deployment / environment:
The MX2008 is ideal for high-density edge, metro and core routing roles where scalable throughput and modular interface flexibility are essential. Its ability to mix high-speed Ethernet interfaces and support carrier-class routing services makes it suitable for mobile backhaul, broadband gateway, data-centre interconnect, enterprise edge and service provider aggregation applications.

The combination of high capacity, multi-service support and proven Junos OS capabilities supports resilient, automated and programmable network infrastructures across demanding service environments.

Key Features

  • System throughput: up to 16 Tbps forwarding capacity.
  • Chassis: 10 slots for Modular Port Concentrators (MPCs), supporting flexible mixes of 10/40/100 GbE and higher-speed interfaces.
  • Interface density: supports up to approximately 960 x 10 GbE or 160 x 100 GbE ports when fully populated (with appropriate MPCs).
  • Modular design: shared MPC investment across MX Series platforms including MX240, MX480, MX960 and other MX2000 line routers.
  • Redundancy: modular architecture with redundant control and power subsystems for high availability.
  • Routing & protocols: full Layer 2/Layer 3 support with MPLS, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS, segment routing and advanced VPN services (EVPN, L3VPN) under Junos OS.
  • Timing & sync: sophisticated timing and synchronisation features for mobile backhaul and latency-sensitive transport.
  • Management & automation: seamless integration with SDN/automation platforms (e.g., Paragon Automation), rich telemetry and programmable APIs.

Specification

Additional information

Compatible accessories for MX2008 series
Routing engines
REMX2008-X8-64G-RIncludes: Routing Engine and Control Board, 8 Core, 2.1 GHz per CPU with 64 GB memory, redundant for MX2008
REMX2008-X8-64G-SIncludes: Routing Engine and Control Board, 8 Core, 2.1 GHz per CPU with 64 GB memory, spare for MX2008
REMX2008-X8-64G-LTIncludes: Routing Engine and Control Board, 8 Core, 2.1 GHz per CPU with 64 GB memory, limited encryption version, spare for MX2008
REMX2008X864GLT-RIncludes: Routing Engine and Control Board, 8 Core, 2.1 GHz per CPU with 64 GB memory, limited encryption version, redundant for MX2008
REMX2008-X8-128GIncludes: Routing Engine and Control Board, 8 Core, 2.1 GHz per CPU with 128 GB memory, spare for MX2008
REMX2008-X8-128G-RIncludes: Routing Engine and Control Board, 8 Core, 2.1 GHz per CPU with 128 GB memory, redundant for MX2008
Power supply modules
MX2000-PSM-AC-SIncludes: MX2000 line AC power supply module, spare
MX2000-PSM-AC-RIncludes: MX2000 line power supply module, redundant option
MX2000-PSM-DC-SIncludes: MX2000 line DC power supply module, spare
MX2000-PSM-DC-RIncludes: MX2000 line DC power supply module, redundant option
MX2K-PSM-HV-RIncludes: MX2000 HVAC/HVDC power supply, redundant option
MX2K-PSM-HV-SIncludes: MX2000 HVAC/HVDC power supply, spare
Fan trays
MX2000-FANTRAY-SIncludes: MX2000 line fan tray, spare
MX2000-FANTRAY-RIncludes: MX2000 line fan tray, redundant option

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