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QFX5210 Switch
The QFX5210 Switch provides line-rate, low-latency platforms for building large, standards-based fabrics. It offers flexible 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE interfaces for server and intra-fabric connectivity. The QFX5210 is an optimal choice for lean spine-and-leaf deployments in enterprise, service provider, and cloud provider data centers, as well as routing use cases in metro environments.
This platform supports Juniper’s implementation of the SONiC® operating system, delivering best-of-breed hardware and routing while taking advantage of the flexibility, resiliency, and cost savings of SONiC’s open and disaggregated architecture.
Manage your QFX5210 with turnkey Juniper Apstra software, which automates the entire network lifecycle to simplify design, deployment, and operations and provides closed-loop assurance.
Key Features
Use Case: DC fabric leaf/spine
Port Density:
- QFX5210-64C/-S: 64 x 40/100GbE QSFP+/QSFP28
Throughput: Up to 12.8 Tbps (bidirectional)
SONiC®: ONIE and SONiC operating system images preinstalled on QFX5210-64C-S
Features + Benefits
High Throughput
Up to 12.8 Tbps line-rate, bidirectional, low-latency switching supports data center fabrics built on proven, scalable technology standards.
Junos OS Capabilities
The switch supports advanced networking features such as BGP, MPLS, Layer 3 VPN, RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCEv2), multicast, and Junos Telemetry Interface (JTI).
SONiC Support
The QFX5210-64C-S gives you the flexibility to use our hardware and routing in a cloud-scale data center network running Juniper’s implementation of the open-source SONiC disaggregated network operating system.
Network Automation
Support for intent-based automation, Terraform, Python, Puppet, Ansible, and zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) addresses growing network complexity in Day 0 to Day 2+ operations.
Fabric Management
Intent-based Juniper Apstra software provides full Day 0 through Day 2+ capabilities for IP/EVPN fabrics with closed-loop assurance in the data center.
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QFX5210
The QFX5210 line offers line-rate, low-latency 10/25/40/100GbE switches for building large, standards-based fabrics. QFX5210 Switches are an optimal choice for spine-and-leaf data center fabric deployments as well as metro use cases.
| Technical Features | |
Use Case: DC fabric leaf/spine Port Density:
Throughput: Up to 12.8 Tbps (bidirectional) SONiC®: ONIE and SONiC operating system images preinstalled on QFX5210-64C-S |
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QFX5220
The QFX5220 line offers up to 400GbE interfaces for very large, dense, and fast standards-based fabrics based on proven internet-scale technology. QFX5220 switches are an optimal choice for spine-and-leaf data center fabric deployments as well as metro use cases.
| Technical Features | |
Use Case: Data Center Fabric Spine Port Density:
Throughput: Up to 25.6 Tbps (bidirectional)
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QFX5120
The QFX5120 line offers 1/10/25/40/100GbE switches designed for data center, data center edge, data center interconnect and campus deployments with requirements for low-latency Layer 2/Layer 3 features and advanced EVPN-VXLAN capabilities.
| Technical Features | |
Use Case: Data Center Fabric Leaf/Spine, Campus Distribution/Core, applications requiring MACsec Port Density:
Throughput: Up to 2.16/4/6.4 Tbps (bidirectional) MACsec: AES-256 encryption on all ports (QFX5120-48YM) |
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QFX5210 FAQs
What are the port densities and speeds of the QFX5210 Switch?
The QFX5210 is a compact, 2 U platforms featuring 64 QSFP+ transceivers or QSFP28 ports.
- A QSFP+ module can provide 1x40GbE or 4x10GbE connections
- A QSFP28 module can provide 1x100GbE or 4x25GbE connections
What are the main use cases for the QFX5210 Switch?
The flexible, 64-port, fixed-configuration switch is designed for spine-and-leaf applications in next-generation IP fabric networks. For large public cloud providers—among the first to adopt 25GbE servers to meet explosive workload growth—the QFX5210 enables very large, dense, and fast IP fabrics based on proven Internet-scale technology.
What is the throughput of the QFX5210 Switch?
The switch can deliver up to 12.8 Tbps of bidirectional throughput.
What are the top features of the QFX5210 Switch?
Three key features are described below.
- Flexible connectivity options: A choice of 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE interface speeds for server and intra-fabric connectivity provides deployment versatility and investment protection.
- Automation and programmability: The QFX5210 supports numerous network automation features, including operations and event scripts, ZTP, and Juniper plug-ins for OpenStack Networking (Neutron).
- MPLS: The QFX5210 offers a broad set of MPLS features, including Layer 3 VPN, RSVP-Traffic Engineering, and LDP, to support standards-based multitenancy and network virtualization with per-flow SLAs at scale.
Who should use the QFX5210 Switch?
Network and cloud operators looking to build large, high-density IP fabrics that support network virtualization and intelligent traffic forwarding should consider the QFX5210 Switch for spine-and-leaf applications.
What are the product deployment options for QFX5210 Switch?
There are two:
- 64x100GbE for spine/leaf deployment
- 96x25GbE + 8x100GbE for 25GbE access
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