Spec Sheet
Data Sheet
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Product Overview
In the midst of worldwide digital
transformation, consumers rely on
networks more than ever. Global
e-commerce sales are growing
20 percent annually; more than
300 hours of video are uploaded
to YouTube every minute,
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and analysts expect 26 billion
Internet of Things devices to be
generating data by 2020. These
trends are straining traditional
service provider and enterprise
networks—and budgets—to the
breaking point.
Powered by the Junos operating
system and the programmable
Trio chipset, MX Series 3D
Universal Edge Routers provide
powerful routing, switching,
security, and services features
that help network operators
transform their networks—and
their businesses—in a hyper-
connected world.
Product Description
The continuous expansion of mobile, video, BYOD, and cloud-based services is disrupting
traditional networks and negatively impacting the businesses that rely on them. While
annual double-digit bandwidth growth requires massive resource investments to prevent
congestion and accommodate unpredictable traffic spikes, capturing return on that
investment is elusive. Emerging Internet of Things communications promise even greater
network challenges in the near future.
At the same time, traditional operations environments are increasingly out of touch with
consumer and business requirements for rapid service delivery and cloud-like network
experiences. At the same time, issues related to monitoring and managing transitions
are placing additional stress on already strained budgets and personnel. And nascent
technologies like Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and SDN introduce an entirely
new set of operational questions.
Our hyper-connected world demands more agile, automated, and scalable networks. Now
more than ever, network operators need to transform their networks—and their operations
environments—to accommodate this reality.
Utilizing state-of-the-art software and hardware innovations, Juniper Networks
®
MX
Series 3D Universal Edge Routers are helping network operators successfully transform
their networks and services. Powered by the Juniper Networks Junos
®
operating system
and the programmable Trio chipset, MX Series routers offer a rich set of IP/MPLS services,
consistent low latency, and wire-rate forwarding at scale, while providing the reliability
needed to meet strict service-level agreements (SLAs).
An Agile Family of Edge Routers
Agility was the overarching design principle for the MX Series portfolio, and our MX Series
3D Universal Edge Routers were built from the ground up to support a “universal set” of
edge applications. This approach helps Juniper customers rapidly respond to evolving
business and technical requirements without sacrificing their current investments; it
also simplifies operations and extends return on investment. This agility starts with the
programmable Trio chipset, which is unparalleled in the industry, giving the MX Series
routers the ability to add support for new features and protocols without upgrading
hardware. Additionally, features like the Juniper Extension Toolkit provide modern
programming languages for customization.
The MX Series 3D Universal Edge Router portfolio consists of a broad range of physical
and virtual platforms that share a common architecture and feature set, enabling service
providers and enterprises to select the right size platform to match their unique business
goals and scale, density, resiliency, space and power considerations, and value-added
service requirements.
MX960, MX480, MX240,
MX104 and MX80 3D
Universal Edge Routers
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Source: YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/
yt/press/statistics.html