The QFX5120 Switch delivers low latency, rich Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, and advanced EVPNVXLAN capabilities, making it an ideal data center top-of-rack and aggregation switch for enterprise multicloud deployments.
Featuring Layer 3 gateway capabilities for routing between virtualized and bare-metal servers, the QFX5120 is designed for extremely agile data centers that require support for overlay/ underlay network architectures. Native 25GbE with 100GbE uplink ports on the QFX5120- 48Y, combined with 32 ports of 100GbE on the QFX5120- 32C, make the QFX5120 family ideal for leaf-and-spine network deployments.
Product Description Data centers are expanding rapidly as they adopt more cloud services, creating a need for higher network bandwidth per rack. As a result, 25GbE and 100GbE have become the dominant port speeds in most data centers. The tremendous growth of cloud services, coupled with the widespread adoption of overlay technologies, has created a need for highly agile switching platforms that can satisfy the demands of these evolving data centers.
The high-performance Juniper Networks® QFX5120 Switch fits the bill, providing the foundation for dynamic data centers. Native 25GbE ports on the QFX5120- 48Y satisfy the growing demand for server access speeds, while high-density 100GbE ports on the QFX5120-32C satisfy the need for compact, lower power devices in the spine. The QFX5120 is packed with software features that support traditional fabric designs with multichassis link aggregation (MC-LAG) or evolving SDN architectures with Ethernet VPN (EVPN)/Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) on IP fabric underlays.
Architecture and Key Components
The QFX5120 includes native 25GbE (fiber only) and 100GbE fixed-configuration options with rich L2, L3, EVPN, and MPLS features. The QFX5120 runs the same reliable, high-performance Juniper Networks Junos® operating system used by all Juniper Networks QFX Series and EX Series Ethernet Switches, SRX Series Services Gateways, and Juniper Networks routers, ensuring a consistent control plane feature implementation and user experience across the entire Juniper infrastructure
Product Options
The QFX5120 switch family includes two compact, 1 U platforms that provide wirespeed packet performance, very low latency, and a rich set of Junos OS features.
- The QFX5120-48Y is a 25GbE/100GbE data center access switch offering 48 small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) transceiver ports and eight quad SFP (QSFP28) ports that can be configured as 8x40GbE or 8x100GbE ports, with an aggregate throughput of 2 Tbps or 2 Bpps per switch. For added flexibility, each QSFP28 port can also be configured as 4x25GbE ports using breakout cables, while each QSFP+ port can be configured as 4x10GbE ports using breakout cables, increasing the number of supported 25GbE and 10GbE ports per switch to 80.
- The QFX5120-32C is a compact 100GbE data center spine switch offering 32 QSFP28 or 32 quad SFP+ (QSFP+) ports. The 100GbE ports can also be configured as 4x25GbE ports using breakout cables, enabling the QFX5120- 32C to be used as a high-density 25GbE top-of-rack switch.
In addition to a high-throughput Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE), the performance of the QFX5120 control plane is enhanced by a powerful 2.2 GHz quad-core Intel CPU with 16 GB of memory and 64 GB SSD storage.
Main Specification
General Information |
Manufacturer |
Juniper Networks, Inc |
Manufacturer Part Number |
QFX5120-48Y-AFI-T |
Manufacturer Website Address |
http://www.juniper.net |
Brand Name |
Juniper |
Product Series |
QFX5100 |
Product Model |
QFX5120-48Y |
Product Name |
QFX5120-48Y Ethernet Switch |
Product Type |
Ethernet Switch |
Interfaces/Ports |
Total Number of Network Ports |
48 |
Uplink Port |
Yes |
Modular |
Yes |
Port/Expansion Slot Details |
8 x 100 Gigabit Ethernet Uplink |
Port/Expansion Slot Details |
48 x 25 Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Slot |
Media & Performance |
Media Type Supported |
Optical Fiber |
Media Type Supported |
Twisted Pair |
Ethernet Technology |
25 Gigabit Ethernet |
Ethernet Technology |
100 Gigabit Ethernet |
Network Technology |
25GBase-X |
Network Technology |
100GBase-X |
I/O Expansions |
Total Number of Expansion Slots |
56.0 |
Expansion Slot Type |
QSFP28 |
Expansion Slot Type |
SFP28 |
Network & Communication |
Layer Supported |
3 |
Management & Protocols |
Manageable |
Yes |
Power Description |
Power Source |
Power Supply |
Redundant Power Supply Supported |
Yes |
Power Consumption |
272 W |
Physical Characteristics |
Compatible Rack Unit |
1U |
Form Factor |
Rack-mountable |
Height |
1.7" |
Width |
17.4" |
Depth |
20.5" |
Weight (Approximate) |
23.70 lb |
Miscellaneous |
TAA Compliant |
Yes |
Environmentally Friendly |
Yes |
Environmental Compliance |
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) |
Environmental Compliance |
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) |
Environmental Compliance |
China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (China RoHS) |
Environmental Compliance |
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) |
Warranty |
Limited Warranty |
1 Year |