Juniper Networks Enhances Portfolio of High-performance Ethernet Services Routers

(Product News, 24 Jun 2008)

Juniper Networks Inc. has expanded the range of interface cards for its MX-series portfolio of Ethernet Services Routers with the addition of three new interchangeable dense port concentrator (DPC) families.

Interchangeable across the entire MX-series family—including the MX240, MX480 and MX960—the new dense port concentrator (DPC) cards include:
- New copper-based Tri-rate (10/100/1000) Ethernet DPCs, which enable customers to support low-speed interfaces as well as the existing high-speed interface options.
- New 20Gbps DPCs, which are more cost effective and efficient, requiring less power than full 40Gbps cards. The 20Gbps DPCs enable cost- or energy-conscious customers to benefit from the long-term investment protection that comes from the MX-series' performance and scalability, while keeping capital and operational costs at a minimum.
- New multi-rate DPCs, which increase flexibility and efficiency by enabling customers to support both Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on a single line card.

The new DPC interface cards can be deployed in tandem with existing interface cards¡ªenabling customers to configure the MX-series with an optimal combination of high- and low-speed interfaces to meet specific deployment requirements.

The MX-series family uses the single source-code based JUNOS software, which delivers advanced Ethernet Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) capabilities and features that simplify the deployment and management of Ethernet services in large scale networks.

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