The Juniper Networks QFX5100 line of access and aggregation switches delivers low latency, flexible deployment options, and rich Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, making it the industry’s most nimble family of switches. Featuring Topology-Independent In-Service Software Upgrades (TISSU*) and support for L2 gateway capabilities for bridging between virtualized and bare-metal servers, the QFX5100 is designed for the most demanding, high-performance data centre deployments. Highly flexible, the QFX5100 can be deployed in mixed 1GbE, 10GbE, and 40GbE environments within Juniper Virtual Chassis, Virtual Chassis Fabric, Junos Fusion and QFabric architectures, as well as within industry-standard architectures such as spine and leaf and Layer 3 fabrics.
High-density configurations – 72 ports of 10GbE in a 1 U platform; 96 ports of 10GbE in a 2 U platform; and 32 ports of 40GbE in a 1 U platform
Up to 2.56 Tbps Layer 2 and Layer 3 performance and as low as 550 ns latency
1.5 GHz dual-core Intel CPU with 8 GB memory and 32 GB SSD storage
High availability with the industry’s only Topology-Independent In-Service Software Upgrade (TISSU)
Rich automation capabilities with support for Python, Chef, Puppet, and zero-touch provisioning (ZTP)
Designed-in Insight Technology software capability for microburst monitoring and reporting, as well as hotspot statistics and visibility