Data Sheet

EX9250 ETHERNET SWITCH

DATASHEET

Product Description
The Juniper Networks® EX9250 line of compact, programmable, and scalable Ethernet
switches is ideal for aggregating access switches such as Juniper Networks EX2300,
EX3400, EX4300, and EX4600 Ethernet Switches deployed in campus wiring closets and in
on-premises data centers.
Product Overview The EX9250 is also a key component of Juniper’s AI-Driven Enterprise. The switch
decouples the overlay network from the underlay with technologies such as Ethernet VPN
The EX9250 line of Ethernet
(EVPN) and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), addressing the needs of the modern
switches provides compact,
enterprise network by allowing network administrators to create logical L2 networks over
programmable, and scalable
different L3 networks.
core and aggregation devices for
enterprise environments, Two EX9250 chassis options are available, providing considerable deployment flexibility:
reducing cost and complexity • EX9251 Ethernet Switch is a fixed-configuration 1 U chassis that supports 8-port
while offering carrier-class 1GbE/10GbE and 4-port 40GbE/100GbE.
reliability. The EX9250 Ethernet • EX9253 Ethernet Switch is a two-slot modular 3 U chassis that supports any
switches dramatically simplify
combination of the following line cards:
campus and data center
- EX9253-6Q12C, a 12-port QSFP28 40GbE/100GbE and 6-port QSFP+ 40GbE
architectures by enabling
line card
Evolved Enterprise Core
- EX9253-6Q12C-M, a 12-port QSFP28 40GbE/100GbE and 6-port QSFP+
deployments with Ethernet VPN,
creating a path to a 100GbE 40GbE line card with Media Access Control Security (MACsec) support
core. Fully configured, a single EX9253 chassis can support up to 144 10GbE ports (all at wire
speed), delivering one of the industry’s densest line-rate 10GbE port densities for this class
of feature-rich and programmable switch. The EX9253 switch is capable of delivering up to
2.4 Tbps per slot.
Custom Silicon
The EX9250 switches are based on Juniper One custom silicon, an ASIC designed by
Juniper that provides a programmable Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) and natively
supports networking protocols such as virtualization using MPLS over IP and overlay
network protocols. ASIC micro code changes, delivered through updates to Juniper
Networks Junos® operating system, protect investments by allowing existing hardware to
support new or future networking protocols.
As a key component of Juniper’s Cloud-Enabled Enterprise architecture, EX9250 switches
provide a simple, open, and smart approach to building enterprise networks. The EX9250
switches support Junos Fusion Enterprise technology, which enables a large number of
devices deployed throughout a building to be managed as a single logical device. The
EX9250 switches also support Data Center Interconnect (DCI), critical to workload mobility
and application availability, by delivering leading technologies such as MPLS, virtual private
LAN service (VPLS), and EVPN.

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EX9250 switches offer Evolved Enterprise Core capabilities that • Automation: In addition to integration with Puppet, Python,
allow the creation of larger networks supporting both Layer 2 and OpenStack, and other automation applications, Juniper
Layer 3 application traffic. An Evolved Enterprise Core is enabled Extension Toolkit (JET), available on the EX9250 switches,
by combining technologies such as EVPN and VXLAN. EVPN uses covers all phases of network design, construction, provisioning,
control plane-based learning to ensure efficient network utilization and operations implemented with the APIs and programming
and natively supports active/active multihoming. VXLAN overlay tools to deliver more programmatic interaction. JET provides a
with EVPN allows L2 connectivity across the network while notification API that allows users to subscribe to events and
providing active/active redundancy, aliasing, and mass media access designate a callback function, as well as a service API that
control (MAC) withdrawal. In an Evolved Enterprise Core, the allows users to access the control plane and management
provider edge (PE) switch/router can, in most cases, also use a plane to run operational and configuration commands.
VXLAN L3 gateway and route between VXLAN segments when • Analytics: Junos Telemetry Interface (JTI), available on the
required. Since the core is a standard IP network, EVPN/VXLAN EX9250 switches, delivers advanced telemetry for collecting
allows the creation of an evolved core without having to replace the data needed to detect the state of network resources and
the rest of the core infrastructure. Enabling an evolved core with services. This includes capacity analysis, scenario simulation,
EVPN provides flexibility by integrating with Junos Fusion and and detection, as well as prevention of network incidents. JTI
other technologies in the distribution/access layer, paving the way uses a push model to deliver data asynchronously, eliminating
for a broader EVPN deployment over time. the need for polling, while allowing a management station to
request data once and subscribe to streaming periodic
The EX9250 line of switches is designed with simplicity in mind to
updates. As a result, JTI can effectively scale to support
enable the Self-Driving Network™, with the goal of detecting and
thousands of devices, gathering telemetry data essential to the
correcting network faults and anomalies before services or
Self-Driving Network.
customer experiences can be impacted. The following capabilities,
integrated into the EX9250 switches, make this possible. Like all EX Series switches, as well as Juniper virtual and physical
SRX Series Services Gateways, the EX9250 switches are supported
by management applications such Junos Space® Network Director
and the Juniper Sky™ Enterprise cloud management offering.

Table 1. EX9250 Features at a Glance

Feature EX9251 EX9253

Architecture Single data, control, and management plane Separate dedicated data, control, and management planes
Power Holds up to two power supplies: Holds up to six power supplies:
• -40 to -72 V DC (1+1 redundancy) • -40 to -72 V DC (3+1 redundancy)
• Autosensing 120/240 V AC (1+1 redundancy) • 100-120 V AC (3+1 redundancy)
• Maximum power draw: 312 W (DC), 300 W (AC) • 200-240 V AC (3+1 redundancy)
• Maximum power draw: 2692 W (DC), 2692 W (AC)

Cooling Internally redundant fan tray with front-to-back airflow Internally redundant fan tray with front-to-back airflow
Weight (fully loaded) 23.15 lb (10.5 kg) 120 lb (54.43 kg)
Maximum throughput Up to 800 Gbps Up to 4.8 Tbps
Routing Engine (RE) Integrated single RE Primary and backup REs (1+1 redundancy)
1.6 GHz, 8 core Intel Xeon processor 1.6 GHz, 8-core Intel Xeon processor
Up to 32 gigabytes DRAM Up to 64 gigabytes DRAM
Solid-state drive (SSD) (up to 100 GB) Dual front pluggable solid-state drive (SSD) (up to 100 GB each)
Console, auxiliary serial, and Ethernet management ports USB storage interface Console, auxiliary serial, and Ethernet management ports USB storage interface
Operating system Juniper Networks Junos operating system Juniper Networks Junos operating system
High availability Hardware designed for continuous operation: Hardware designed for continuous operation:
• Secure, modular architecture that isolates faults • Secure, modular architecture that isolates faults
• Separate control and forwarding planes that enhance scalability and resiliency • Separate control and forwarding planes that enhance scalability and resiliency
• Transparent failover and network recovery
• Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES)
• Nonstop active routing (NSR)
• Nonstop bridging (NSB)

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Feature EX9251 EX9253

Layer 2 features Up to 1 million MAC addresses
Up to 512,000 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entries with mid-scale (ML) license (256,000 entries without ML license)
Up to 512,000 forwarding information base (FIB) entries with ML license (256,000 entries without ML license)
Jumbo frames (9192 bytes maximum)
32,000 VLANs
VLAN Registration Protocol
802.3ad—Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
802.1D—Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
802.1w—Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
802.1s—Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP) Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling (L2PT)
Layer 3 features 1 million IPv4 routing information base (RIB)
1 million IPv6 RIB
Static routing
RIP v1/v2
OSPF v1/v2
OSPF v3
Filter-based forwarding
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
IPv6
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
Virtual routers
BGP (Advanced Feature license) IS-IS (Advanced Feature license)
Hardware tunneling GRE tunnels
MPLS capabilities (Advanced Feature License)
VPLS
BGP/MPLS VPNs Ethernet VPNs
Multicast Up to 256,000 IPv4 multicast routes
Up to 256,000 IPv6 multicast routes
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v1/v2/v3
IGMP snooping
Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) v1/v2
MLD snooping
Protocol Independent Multicast PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, PIM-DM Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
Firewall filters Ingress and egress L2-L4 access control lists (ACLs):
Port ACLs
VLAN ACLs
Router ACLs Control plane denial-of-service (DoS) protection
Quality of service (QoS) 16,000 policers per chassis
8 egress queues per port
Weighted random early detection (WRED) scheduling
Weighted round-robin (WRR) queuing Strict priority queuing
Virtualization Integration with Juniper Contrail Platform
Integration with VMware NSX vSphere
Network virtualization protocols such as VXLAN
VXLAN L2 and L3 gateway EVPN and VPLS for DCI
Management Junos OS CLI
Junos Space® Network Director
Junos XML management protocol
SNMP v1/v2/v3
RADIUS
TACACS+
Extensive MIB support
Firewall-based port mirroring
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) Advanced Insight Solutions (AIS)

EX9250 Campus Deployment Options supports horizontal scaling with more than two devices in the
distribution layer and can extend EVPN to the core.
The EX9250 is designed primarily for the following two use cases:
• EVPN multihoming or MC-LAG: A pair of interconnected • Campus fabric: The AI-Driven Enterprise architecture
EX9250 switches can be deployed to provide EVPN decouples the overlay network from the underlay with
multihoming (ESI-LAG) or multichassis link aggregation (MC- technologies such as EVPN and VXLAN, addressing the needs
LAG) in a collapsed core/distribution configuration. This of the modern enterprise network by allowing network
eliminates the need for Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) across administrators to create logical L2 networks over different L3
the campus network by providing multihoming capabilities networks. Juniper supports various EVPN-VXLAN-based
from the access to the distribution layer, while the distribution campus fabric architectures, including:
to the core layer is an L3 IP fabric. EVPN multihoming also - Campus fabric core-distribution
- Campus fabric IP Clos

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Figure 1: EX9250 as distribution and core in EVPN multihoming and campus fabric architectures.

Campus fabric architectures let you manage your campus and data Software Functionality
center as a single IP fabric, with over-the-top (OTT) policy and The EX9251 and the EX9253 switches support an extensive set of
control provided by Juniper. Any number of switches can be L2 and L3 services. EX9250 switches are built on Juniper One
connected in a Clos network or IP fabric; EVPN-VLAN extends the custom silicon, which supports a wide range of L2 and L3 Ethernet
fabric and connects multiple enterprise buildings while VXLAN functionality, including 802.1Q VLAN, link aggregation, Virtual
stretches L2 across the network. An IP Clos network between the Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), L2-to-L3 mapping, and port
distribution and core layers can exist in two modes: centrally routed monitoring. Additionally, the line cards support filtering, sampling,
bridging overlay or edge-routed bridging overlay. load balancing, rate limiting, class of service (CoS), and other key
Architecture and Key Components features needed for the deployment of dependable, high-
performance Ethernet infrastructure.
The EX9250 line delivers a number of common architectural
elements across its campus distribution and core Ethernet switches. EX9250 Routing Engine
The REs employed by these switches run Junos OS, which The Routing Engine used by the EX9250 line of switches is based
processes all L2 and L3 protocols and manages the chassis. The on the same field-proven hardware architecture used by Juniper
EX9251 switch and the EX9253 line cards include Packet Networks routers, bringing the same carrier-class performance and
Forwarding Engines (PFEs) that process network traffic. reliability to the EX9250 that Juniper routers bring to the world’s
The EX9251 is designed for small enterprise campus deployments. largest service provider networks. The RE’s central CPU performs
The switch’s shallow depth makes it ideal for wiring closets and all system control functions and maintains hardware forwarding
distribution facilities. To maintain uninterrupted operation, table and routing protocol states for the switches.
redundant variable-speed fans cool the system, as well as the RE • The EX9251 supports control and management plane
and PFE. Redundant hot-swappable power supplies convert functionality with a single integrated RE that features an 8-
building power to the internal voltage required by the system. core, 1.6 GHz Intel processor with 32 gigabytes of DRAM, and
an internal fixed SSD providing 100 GB of storage for Junos
The EX9253 is designed for medium-sized enterprises, with
OS images and logs. Dedicated hardware on the RE supports
efficient multicast replication handling and deep buffering to ensure
chassis management functions such as environmental
performance at scale. To maintain uninterrupted operation, trays
monitoring.
with redundant, variable-speed fans cool the line cards, RE, and
PFE. The EX9253 power supplies convert building power to the
internal voltage required by the system. All EX9253 components
are hot-swappable, and all central functions are available in
redundant configurations, providing high operational availability and
ensuring continuous system operation during maintenance or
repairs.

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• The EX9253 supports control and management plane Features and Benefits
functionality with an integrated RE that features an 8-core, 1.6 Simplified Network Architectures
GHz Intel processor with 64 gigabytes of DRAM and dual
The EX9250 line of switches is ideal for simplifying campus, data
front-pluggable SSDs, each providing 100 GB of storage for
center, and combined campus and data center network
Junos OS images and logs. Dedicated hardware on the RE
environments by collapsing network layers.
supports chassis management functions such as environmental
monitoring. Communication between the RE modules and When deployed in an MC-LAG configuration in the campus, the
individual line cards takes place over a dedicated internal GbE EX9250 switches—working in conjunction with Juniper access layer
out-of-band control interface. switches like the EX4300, EX3400, and EX2300—eliminate the
need for STP and collapse the core and aggregation layers,
Both the EX9251 and EX9253 feature AUX, console, and Ethernet dramatically simplifying the network architecture and network
ports on the front panel to support out-of-band system operations.
management and monitoring, while an external USB port
Similarly, in the data center, the EX9250 switches can be used to
accommodates a removable media interface for manually installing
collapse core and aggregation layers. When used with Juniper
Junos OS images.
access switches in an MC-LAG configuration, the EX9251 and
Power EX9253 reduce the number of managed devices by more than 50%
All EX9250 switches support both AC and DC power supplies; and eliminate the need for STP.
however, AC and DC supplies cannot be mixed in the same chassis.
In combined campus and data center environments, the EX9250
• The EX9251 supports up to two AC or DC power supplies. line consolidates network layers to simplify the network
The AC supplies accept 100 to 240 V AC input and deliver architecture and operations. In all scenarios, the EX9250 line of
650 watts of power to the chassis, while the DC power switches delivers a simple, secure, virtualized network environment
supplies accept -40 to -72 V DC input and deliver 650 watts that increases enterprise business agility.
of power. The EX9251 can be provisioned with either one or
High Availability
two AC power supplies with high line (200-240 V AC) power
When serving as core switches, the EX9250 line delivers a number
inputs; one or two AC power supplies with low line (100-120
of high availability features that ensure uninterrupted, carrier-class
V AC) power inputs; or one or two DC power supplies.
performance in addition to redundant, hot-swappable power
• The EX9253 supports up to six AC or DC power supplies. The
supplies and field-replaceable fans. Each EX9253 chassis includes
AC supplies accept 100 to 240 V AC input and deliver 6600
an extra slot to accommodate a redundant RE to serve as a backup
W at 110 V and 9600 W at 220 V, while the DC power
in hot-standby mode, ready to take over in the event of a primary
supplies accept -40 to -72 V DC input and deliver 6600 W of
RE failure. If the primary RE fails, the integrated L2 and L3 GRES
power to the chassis. The EX9253 can be provisioned with
feature of Junos OS, working in conjunction with the NSR and NSB
three to six AC power supplies with high line (200-240 V AC)
features, ensures a seamless transfer of control to the backup,
power inputs; three to six AC power supplies with low line
maintaining uninterrupted access to applications, services, and IP
(100-120 VAC) power inputs; or three to six DC power
communications.
supplies.
Carrier-Class Operating System
Table 2. EX9253 Power Consumption
The EX9250 line of switches runs the same Junos OS used by all
Typical Power Maximum Power
EX9253-6Q12C Line Card 740 W 800 W
other Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches, as well as the
EX9253-6Q12C-M Line Card 770 W 770 W Juniper Networks routers that power the world’s largest and most
complex networks.
Table 3. EX9250 Maximum Power Consumption
By using a common operating system, Juniper delivers a consistent
EX9251 EX9253
implementation and operation of control plane features across all
100-120 V AC Input 300 W 2692 W
200-240 V AC Input 300 W 2692 W
products. To maintain that consistency, Junos OS adheres to a
-40 to -72 V DC Input 312 W 2692 W highly disciplined development process that uses a single source
code, follows a single release train, and employs a highly available
modular architecture that prevents isolated failures from bringing
down an entire system.

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Figure 2: EX9250 collapses layers in campus, data center, and combined campus and data center environments.

These attributes are fundamental to the core value of the software, MACsec
enabling all Junos OS-powered products to be updated The EX9253-12C8Q-M line card supports IEEE 802.1ae MACsec
simultaneously with the same software release. All features are fully with AES-256 bit encryption, ensuring link-layer data
regression tested, making each new release a true superset of the confidentiality, data integrity, and data origin authentication. A
previous version; customers can deploy the software with complete single EX9253-SFL license is required for the EX9253 chassis to
confidence that all existing capabilities will be maintained and enable MACsec in software.
operate in the same way. Defined by IEEE 802.1ae, MACsec provides secure, encrypted
Simplified Management and Operations communication at the link layer that is capable of identifying and
A range of system management options are available for the preventing threats from DoS and other intrusion attacks, as well as
EX9250 line. man-in-the-middle, masquerading, passive wiretapping, and
The standard Junos OS CLI provides the same granular playback attacks launched from behind the firewall. When deployed
management capabilities and scripting parameters found in all Junos on switch ports, MACsec encrypts all traffic on the wire but not
OS-powered devices. In addition, integrated Junos XML inside the switch itself. This allows the switch to apply policies such
management protocol tools provide early detection and automatic as QoS, deep packet inspection, and sFlow to each packet without
resolution of potential problems related to the operating system. compromising the security of packets on the wire.

Juniper Networks Junos Space Network Director software provides Hop-by-hop encryption enables MACsec to secure communications
system-level management across all EX Series switches, as well as while maintaining network intelligence. In addition, Ethernet-based
other Juniper products deployed throughout the network—all from WAN networks can use MACsec to secure links over long-haul
a single console. connections. MACsec is transparent to L3 and higher layer
protocols and is not limited to IP traffic; it works with any type of
wired or wireless traffic traversing Ethernet links.
Scale Licenses
EX9251-ML and EX9253-ML Mega Scale license SKUs enable an
EX9250 line chassis to support 512,000 FIB and ARP entries. Only
one ML license is required per chassis.

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Specifications Feature Specifications

Table 4. EX9250 System Capacity IEEE Compliance
EX9251 EX9253 • IEEE 802.1AB: Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
Maximum throughput bandwidth/slot 800 Gbps 2.4 Tbps/slot
400 Gbps full duplex 1.2 Tbps full duplex • IEEE 802.1D-2004: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Maximum 10GbE port density (wire 24 144 (with break out cables) • IEEE 802.1p: Class-of-service (CoS) prioritization
speed)
• IEEE 802.1Q: Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks
Maximum 40GbE port density (wire 4 36
speed) • IEEE 802.1s: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
Maximum 100GbE port density (wire 4 24 • IEEE 802.1w: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
speed)
• IEEE 802.3: 10BASE-T
Table 5. Chassis Specifications • IEEE 802.3u: 100BASE-T
EX9251 EX9253 • IEEE 802.3ab: 1000BASE-T
Dimensions (W x H x D): 17.6 x 1.75 x 18.7 in. 19 x 5.217 x 30 in. (48.26 x 13.25 • IEEE 802.3z: 1000BASE-X
(44.7 x 4.45 x 47.5 cm) x 76.2 cm)
Total depth includes standard cable
• IEEE 802.3ae: 10-Gigabit Ethernet
manager measurements. • IEEE 802.3ba: 40-Gigabit/100-Gigabit Ethernet
Rack units 1U 3U • IEEE 802.3ah: Operation, Administration, and Maintenance
Weight (fully loaded) 23.15 lb (10.5 kg) 120 lb (54.43 kg)
(OAM)
Total number of slots N/A 3
• IEEE 802.3ad: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
Slots available for line cards N/A 2
• IEEE 802.1ae: Media Access Control Security
Table 6. EX9253 Line Card Capacities
RFC Compliance
Line Cards EX9253
EX9253-6Q12C 2.4 Tbps
• RFC 768: UDP
EX9253-6Q12C-M 2.4 Tbps • RFC 783: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
• RFC 791: IP
EX9253 Line Card Specifications • RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Dimensions (W x H x D) • RFC 793: TCP
• 1.25 x 17 x 22 in. (3.2 x 43.2 x 55.9 cm) • RFC 826: ARP
• RFC 854: Telnet client and server
Weight
• RFC 894: IP over Ethernet
• EX9253-6Q12C: 14.0 lb (6.6 kg) • RFC 903: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)
• EX9253-6Q12C-M: 14.8 lb (6.7 kg) • RFC 906: TFTP Bootstrap
• RFC 951, 1542: BootP
• RFC 1027: Proxy ARP
• RFC 1058: RIP v1
• RFC 1112: IGMP v1
• RFC 1122: Host Requirements
• RFC 1195: Use of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) IS-IS
for Routing in TCP/IP and Dual Environments (TCP/IP
transport only)
• RFC 1256: IPv4 ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP)

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• RFC 1492: TACACS+ • RFC 2545: Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6
• RFC 1519: Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) Interdomain Routing
• RFC 1587: OSPF NSSA Option • RFC 2547: BGP/MPLS VPNs
• RFC 1591: Domain Name System (DNS) • RFC 2597: DiffServ Assured Forwarding (AF)
• RFC 1745: BGP4/IDRP for IP-OSPF Interaction • RFC 2598: DiffServ Expedited Forwarding (EF)
• RFC 1765: OSPF Database Overflow • RFC 2710: Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
• RFC 1771: Border Gateway Protocol 4 • RFC 2711: IPv6 Router Alert Option
• RFC 1772: Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the • RFC 2740: OSPF for IPv6
Internet • RFC 2796: BGP Route Reflection (supersedes RFC 1966)
• RFC 1812: Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers • RFC 2796: Route Reflection
• RFC 1965: Autonomous System Confederations for BGP • RFC 2858: Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4
• RFC 1981: Path maximum transmission unit (MTU) Discovery • RFC 2893: Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
for IPv6 • RFC 2918: Route Refresh Capability for BGP-4
• RFC 1997: BGP Communities Attribute • RFC 3031: Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture
• RFC 2030: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) • RFC 3032: MPLS Label Stack Encoding
• RFC 2068: HTTP server • RFC 3036: LDP Specification
• RFC 2080: RIPng for IPv6 • RFC 3065: Autonomous System Confederations for BGP
• RFC 2081: RIPng Protocol Applicability Statement • RFC 3176: sFlow
• RFC 2131: BOOTP/Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol • RFC 3215: LDP State Machine
(DHCP) relay agent and DHCP server • RFC 3306: Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses
• RFC 2138: RADIUS Authentication • RFC 3376: IGMP v3
• RFC 2139: RADIUS Accounting • RFC 3392: Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
• RFC 2154: OSPF with Digital Signatures (password, Message • RFC 3446: Anycast Rendezvous Point (RP) Mechanism using
Digest 5) PIM and MSDP
• RFC 2236: IGMP v2 • RFC 3478: Graceful Restart for Label Distribution Protocol
• RFC 2267: Network Ingress Filtering • RFC 3484: Default Address Selection for IPv6
• RFC 2270: BGP-4 Dedicated autonomous system (AS) for • RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing
Sites/Single Provider • RFC 3569: PIM-SSM PIM Source Specific Multicast
• RFC 2283: Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4 • RFC 3587: IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format
• RFC 2328: OSPF v2 (Edge mode) • RFC 3618: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
• RFC 2338: VRRP • RFC 3623: OSPF Graceful Restart
• RFC 2362: PIM-SM (Edge mode) • RFC 3768: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• RFC 2370: OSPF Opaque LSA Option • RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for
• RFC 2373: IPv6 Addressing Architecture IP
• RFC 2375: IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments • RFC 3973: PIM-Dense Mode
• RFC 2385: TCP MD5 Authentication for BGPv4 • RFC 4213: Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and
• RFC 2439: BGP Route Flap Damping Routers
• RFC 2453: RIP v2 • RFC 4291: IPv6 Addressing Architecture
• RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, v6 (IPv6) specification • RFC 4360: BGP Extended Communities Attribute
• RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6) • RFC 4364: BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• RFC 2462: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration • RFC 4443: ICMPv6 for the IPv6 specification
• RFC 2463: ICMPv6 • RFC 4486: Sub codes for BGP Cease Notification message
• RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet • RFC 4552: Authentication/Confidentiality for OSPFv3
Networks • RFC 4604: Using Internet Group Management Protocol
• RFC 2474: DiffServ Precedence, including 8 queues/port Version 3 (IGMPv3)
• RFC 2475: DiffServ Core and Edge Router Functions • RFC 4724: Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP
• RFC 2526: Reserved IPv6 Subnet Anycast Addresses • RFC 4761: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) using BGP for
auto-discovery and signaling

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• RFC 4798: Connecting IPv6 Islands over IPv4 MPLS Using • RFC 1212, RFC 1213, RFC 1215: MIB-II, Ethernet-like MIB,
IPv6 Provider Edge Routers (6PE) and traps
• RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IPv6 • RFC 1657: BGP-4 MIB
• RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration • RFC 1724: RIPv2 MIB
• RFC 5095: Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6 • RFC 1850: OSPFv2 MIB
• RFC 5286, Basic Specification for IP Fast Reroute: Loop-Free • RFC 1901: Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2
Alternates • RFC 1902: Structure of Management Information for Version
• RFC 5306: Restart Signaling for IS-IS 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)
• RFC 5308: Routing IPv6 with IS-IS • RFC 1905, RFC 1907: SNMP v2c, SMIv2, and Revised MIB-II
• RFC 5340: OSPF for IPv6 • RFC 2011: SNMPv2 for IP using SMIv2
• Draft-ietf-bfd-base-09.txt: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection • RFC 2012: SNMPv2 for transmission control protocol using
• RFC 7432: BGP MPLS-based Ethernet VPN SMIv2
• RFC 2013: SNMPv2 for user datagram protocol using SMIv2
Management and Analytics Platforms
• RFC 2096: IPv4 Forwarding Table MIB
• Juniper Mist Wired Assurance for Campus
• RFC 2287: System Application Packages MIB
• Junos Space Network Director for Campus
• RFC 2465: Management Information Base for IP Version 6
• Junos Space® Management
• RFC 2570–2575: SNMPv3, user-based security, encryption,
Device Management and Operations and authentication
• Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) • RFC 2576: Coexistence between SNMP Version 1, Version 2,
• REST API and Version 3
• NETCONF sessions over outbound HTTPS • RFC 2578: SNMP Structure of Management Information MIB
• Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) • RFC 2579: SNMP Textual Conventions for SMIv2
• OpenFlow v1.3 • RFC 2665: Ethernet-like interface MIB
• Junos OS CLI • RFC 2787: VRRP MIB
• Out-of-band management: Serial; 10/100/1000BASE-T • RFC 2819: RMON MIB
Ethernet • RFC 2863: Interface Group MIB
• ASCII configuration file • RFC 2863: Interface MIB
• Rescue configuration • RFC 2922: LLDP MIB
• Configuration rollback • RFC 2925: Ping/Traceroute MIB
• Image rollback • RFC 2932: IPv4 Multicast MIB
• SNMP: v1, v2c, v3 • RFC 3413: SNMP Application MIB
• RMON (RFC 2819): Groups 1, 2, 3, 9 • RFC 3826: The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Cipher
• Network Time Protocol (NTP) Algorithm in the SNMP
• DHCP server • RFC 4188: STP and Extensions MIB
• DHCP relay with Option 82 • RFC 4363: Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with
• RADIUS traffic classes, multicast filtering, and VLAN extensions
• TACACS+ • Draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-mibv2-02.txt: Enhanced BGP-4 MIB
• SSHv2 • Draft-ietf-isis-wg-mib-07
• Secure copy • Draft-reeder-snmpv3-usm-3desede-00
• DNS resolver • Draft-ietf-idmr-igmp-mib-13
• Syslog logging • Draft-ietf-idmr-pim-mib-09
• Environment monitoring • Draft-ietf-bfd-mib-02.txt
• Temperature sensor Troubleshooting
• Configuration backup via FTP/secure copy
• Debugging: CLI via console, Telnet, or SSH
Network Management—MIB Support • Diagnostics: Show, debug, and statistics commands
• J-Flow • Firewall-based port mirroring
• RFC 1155: Structure of Management Information (SMI) • IP tools: Extended ping and trace
• RFC 1157: SNMPv1 • Juniper Networks commit and rollback

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Environmental Ranges Immunity

• Operating temperature: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C) • EN 55024:1998/A1:2001/A2:2003 Information Technology
• Storage temperature: -40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C) Equipment Immunity Characteristics
• EN-61000-3-2 (2006) Power Line Harmonics
• Operating altitude: Up to 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
• EN-61000-3-3 +A1 +A2 +A3 (1995) Power Line Voltage
• Relative humidity operating: 5 to 90% (noncondensing)
Fluctuations
• Relative humidity nonoperating: 5 to 95% (noncondensing)
• EN-61000-4-2 +A1 +A2 (1995) Electrostatic Discharge
• Seismic: Designed to meet GR-63, Zone 4 earthquake
• EN-61000-4-3 +A1+A2 (2002) Radiated Immunity
requirements
• EN-61000-4-4 (2004) Electrical Fast Transients
Maximum Thermal Output • EN-61000-4-5 (2006) Surge
(estimated, subject to change)
• EN-61000-4-6 (2007) Immunity to Conducted Disturbances
• EX9251 AC power: 1,275 BTU/hour (360 W); DC power:
• EN-61000-4-11 (2004) Voltage Dips and Sags
1,275 BTU/hour (360 W)
• EX9253 AC power: 13,600 BTU/hour (3840 W); DC power: Customer-Specific EMC Requirements
13,600 BTU/hour (3840 W) • GR-1089-Core Issue 6 (May, 2011) EMC and Electrical Safety
for Network Telecommunications Equipment
Safety and Compliance
• AT&T TP-76200 Issue 17 (2012) Network Equipment Power,
Safety
Grounding, Environmental, and Physical Design Requirements
• CAN/CSA-22.2 No. 60950-00/UL 1950 Third Edition, Safety • Verizon TPR.9305 Issue 5 (2012) Verizon NEBS Compliance:
of Information Technology Equipment NEBS Compliance Clarification Document
• EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products—Part 1: Equipment • Deutsche Telekom 1TR9 (2008) EMC Specification
Classification, Requirements, and User’s Guide • British Telecom EMC Immunity Requirements (2007)
• EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment • IBM C-S 2-0001-005 ESD
• IEC 60950-1 (2001) Safety of Information Technology • IBM C-S 2-0001-012 Radio Frequency Electromagnetic
Equipment (with country deviations) Susceptibility
• EN 60825-1 +A1+A2 (1994) Safety of Laser Products—Part 1: • ITU-T K.20 (2011) Resistibility of telecommunication
Equipment Classification equipment installed in telecom centers to over voltages and
• EN 60825-2 (2000) Safety of Laser Products—Part 2: Safety of over currents
Optical Fiber Comm. Systems • Juniper Inductive GND (JIG)
• C-UL to CAN/CSA 22.2 No.60950-1 (Second Edition)
• TUV/GS to EN 60950-1, Amendment A1-A4, A11 ETSI
• CE-IEC60950-1, all country deviations • ETSI EN-300386-2 Telecommunication Network Equipment
Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements
EMC
• AS/NZS CISPR22:2009 Network Equipment Building System (NEBS)
• EN 55022 2006+A1:2007 European Radiated Emissions • SR-3580 NEBS Criteria Levels (Level 3 Compliance)
• FCC 47CFR , Part 15 Class A (2009) USA Radiated Emissions • GR-63-Core: NEBS, Physical Protection
• VCCI-V-3/2009.04 and V-4/2009.04 Japanese Radiated Environmental
Emissions
• Reduction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS) 5/6
• BSMI CNS 13438 and NCC C6357 Taiwan Radiated Emissions
• EN 300 386 V1.5.1 Telecom Network Equipment - EMC Telco
requirements • Common Language Equipment Identifier (CLEI) code
• ICES-003 Issue 4, Feb 2004 Canada Radiated Emissions
Warranty
• CISPR 24:1997/A1:2001/A2:2002 IT Equipment Immunity
Characteristics For warranty information, please visit https://support.juniper.net/
support/

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Juniper Networks Services and Support Model Number Description

JNP-QSFP-4X10GE-LR Quad small form-factor pluggable transceiver plus (QSFP+
Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services transceiver) 40GBase optics, up to 10 km transmission on
that are designed to accelerate, extend, and optimize your high- parallel single mode (4X10GbE LR up to 10 km)

performance network. Our services allow you to maximize JNP-QSFP-4X10GE-IR QSFP+ 40GBASE-LR4 40 gigabit optics for up to 1 km
transmission over parallel SMF
operational efficiency while reducing costs and minimizing risk, JNP-QSFP-40GE-IR4 QSFP+ 40GBASE-LR4 40 gigabit optics for up to 1 km
achieving a faster time to value for your network. Juniper Networks transmission over SMF

ensures operational excellence by optimizing the network to QFX-QSFP-40G-SR4 QSFP+ 40GBASE-SR4 40 gigabit optics, 850 nm for up to
150 m transmission on MMF
maintain required levels of performance, reliability, and availability. JNP-QSFP-40G-LR4 QSFP+ 40GBASE-LR4 40 gigabit optics for up to 10 km
For more details, please visit https://www.juniper.net/us/en/ transmission on SMF
QFX-QSFP-40G-ESR4 QSFP+ 40GBASE-eSR4 40 gigabit optics, 850 nm for up to
products.html.
300 m transmission on MMF
Ordering Information JNP-QSFP-40GE-ER4 QSFP+ 40GBASE-ER4 40 gigabit optics, 1310 nm for up to
40 km transmission on SMF
Model Number Description
JNP-QSFP-40G-LX4 QSFP+ 40GBASE-LX4 40 gigabit optics for up to 150 m
Hardware transmission with OM4 over duplex MMF
EX9251-8X4C EX9251 system with 8x10GbE SFP+ ports and 4x40GbE JNP-QSFP-100G-LR4 QSFP28 100GBASE-L4 optics for up to 10 km transmission
QSFP+/100GbE QSFP28 ports, 2x AC PSUs JNP-PWR650- over serial SMF
AC, 3x fan tray JNP-FAN-1RU, and all necessary blank panels
(optics sold separately) JNP-QSFP-100G-SR4 QSFP28 100GBASE-SR4 optics for up to 100 m transmission
over parallel MMF
EX9251-8X4C-DC EX9251 system with 8x10GbE SFP+ ports and 4x40GbE
QSFP+/100GbE QSFP28 ports, 2x DC PSUs JNP-PWR650- JNP-QSFP-100G-CWDM QSFP28 100GBASE-CWDM4 optics for up to 2 km
DC, 3x fan tray JNP-FAN-1RU, and all necessary blank panels transmission over serial SMF
(optics sold separately) JNP-QSFP-100G-PSM4 QSFP28 100GBASE-PSM4 optics for up to 2 km transmission
EX9253-BASE-AC Base EX9253 system configuration: 3-slot EX9253- over parallel SMF
CHAS-3RU chassis with 4x fan tray JNP-C1-FAN-3RU, 1x EX-SFP-10GE-DAC-3M SFP+ 10GbE direct attach copper (twinax copper cable), 3 M
Routing Engine EX9253-RE, 3x JNP-PWR1600-AC-BB AC
PSUs, and all necessary blank panels EX-SFP-10GE-DAC-1M SFP+ 10GbE direct attach copper (twinax copper cable), 1 M

EX9253-BASE-DC Base EX9253 system configuration: 3-slot EX9253- EX-SFP-10GE-DAC-5M SFP+ 10GbE direct attach copper (twinax copper cable) 5 m
CHAS-3RU chassis with 4x fan tray JNP-C1-FAN-3RU, 1x QFX-QSFP-DAC-1M QSFP+ Cable Assy, 1 m, 30 AWG, passive, programmable ID
Routing Engine EX9253-RE, 3x JNP-PWR1100-DC-BB DC
PSUs, and all necessary blank panels JNP-QSFP-DAC-2M QSFP+ 40GBASE direct attach copper Cable 2-meter
EX9253-RED-AC Redundant EX9253 configuration: 3-slot EX9253-CHAS-3RU QFX-QSFP-DAC-3M QSFP+ Cable Assembly, 3 m, 30 AWG, passive, programmable
chassis with 4x fan tray JNP-C1-FAN-3RU, 2x Routing Engine ID
EX9253-RE, 4x JNP-PWR1600-AC-BB AC PSUs, and all
JNP-QSFP-DAC-5M QSFP+ 40GBase direct attach copper Cable 5-meter, passive
necessary blank panels
EX-QSFP-40GE-DAC-50CM QSFP+ 40GbE direct attach copper (twinax copper cable) for
EX9253-RED-DC Redundant EX9253 configuration: 3-slot EX9253-CHAS-3RU
50 cm transmission
chassis with 4x fan tray JNP-C1-FAN-3RU, 2x Routing Engine
EX9253-RE, 4x JNP-PWR1100-DC-BB DC PSUs, and all JNP-100G-DAC-1M QSFP28 to QSFP28 Ethernet direct attach copper (twinax
necessary blank panels copper cable) 1 m
EX9253-BND1 Bundle comprised of EX9253-BASE-AC and EX9253-6Q12C JNP-100G-DAC-3M QSFP28 to QSFP28 Ethernet direct attach copper (twinax
line card, shipped separately as two items copper cable) 3 m, active
EX9253 Line Cards QFX-QSFP-DACBO-1M QSFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE direct attach breakout copper (twinax
copper cable) 1 m
EX9253-6Q12C EX9253 line card with 6x40GbE ports and 12x40GbE/
100GbE ports QFX-QSFP-DACBO-3M QSFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE direct attach breakout copper (twinax
copper cable) 3 m
EX9253-6Q12C-M EX9253 line card with 6x40GbE ports and 12x40GbE/
100GbE MACsec AES256 ports JNP-QSFP-DACBO-10M QSFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE direct attach breakout copper (twinax
copper cable) 10 m, active
EX9250 Pluggable Optics
QFX-SFP-DAC-1MA SFP+ 10GbE direct attach copper (active twinax copper cable)
EX-SFP-10GE-SR Small form-factor pluggable transceiver (SFP transceiver) 1m
10GbE (SFP+ transceiver) short reach (SR) optics
QFX-SFP-DAC-3MA SFP+ 10GbE direct attach copper (active twinax copper cable)
EX-SFP-10GE-LR SFP transceiver 10GbE (SFP+ transceiver) long reach (LR) 3m
optics
QFX-SFP-DAC-5MA SFP+ 10GbE direct attach copper (active twinax copper cable)
EX-SFP-10GE-LRM SFP transceiver 10GbE (SFP+ transceiver) long reach 5m
multimode (LRM) optics
QFX-SFP-DAC-7MA SFP+ 10GbE direct attach copper (active twinax copper cable)
EX-SFP-10GE-ER SFP+ 10GBASE-ER 10GbE optics module, 1550 nm for 40 km 7m
transmission
QFX-SFP-DAC-10MA SFP+ 10GbE direct attach copper (active twinax copper cable)
EX-SFP-10GE-ZR SFP+ 10GBASE-ZR 10GbE optics, 1550 nm for 80 km 10 m
transmission on single-mode fiber-optic (SMF)
JNP-QSFP-DAC-5MA QSFP+ 40GBASE direct attach copper cable 5 m, active
JNP-SFP-10G-BX10D 10G BX optics over SMF,1330 nm up to 10 km
JNP-QSFP-DAC-7MA QSFP+ 40GBASE direct attach copper cable 7 m, active
JNP-SFP-10G-BX10U 10G BX optics over SMF, 1270 nm up to 10 km
JNP-QSFP-DAC-10MA QSFP+ 40GBASE direct attach copper cable 10 m, active
EX-SFP-10GE-USR SFP+ 10GbE ultra short reach; 850 nm; 10 m on OM1, 20 m
on OM2, 100 m on OM3 multi-mode fiber-optic (MMF) JNP-QSFP-DACBO-5MA QSFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE direct attach breakout copper (twinax
copper cable) 5 m, active

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Model Number Description Model Number Description

JNP-QSFP-DACBO-7MA QSFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE direct attach breakout copper (twinax JNP-PWR1100-DC Universal DC power supply, 1100 W, spare
copper cable) 7 m, active
EX9253-RE-BLNK EX9253 RE blank cover panel
EX9250 Software Feature Licenses
JNP-MPC2 Modular Port Concentrator, 6xQSFP+
EX9251-AFL EX9251 Advanced Feature License
JNP-MIC1 12x100GbE/12x40GbE/48x10GbE Modular Interface Card
EX9251-ML Mid-scale license to enable 512,000 FIB and ARP entries on (MIC)
EX9251 chassis (one required per chassis)
JNP-MIC1-MACSEC 12x100GbE/12x40GbE/48x10GbE MACsec MIC
EX9253-AFL EX9253 Advanced Feature License
JNP-CM-3RU 3 U universal chassis cable manager with air filter
EX9253-ML Mid-scale license to enable 512,000 FIB and ARP entries on
EX9253 chassis (one required per chassis) EX9251 Field Replaceable Units

EX9253-SFL Security feature license for EX9250 to enable MACsec on JNP-FAN-1RU Universal fan tray, 1 U
EX9253-6Q12C-M JNP-PWR650-AC Universal AC power supply, 650 W, spare
EX9250 Power Cords JNP-PWR650-DC Universal DC power supply, 650 W, spare
CBL-M-PWR-RA-AU AC power cord, Australia (SAA/3/15), C19, 15 A/250 V, 2.5
m, right angle About Juniper Networks
CBL-M-PWR-RA-CH AC power cord, China (GB 2099.1-1996, Angle), C19, 16
A/250 V, 2.5 m, right angle At Juniper Networks, we are dedicated to dramatically simplifying
CBL-M-PWR-RA-EU AC power cord, Cont. Europe (VII), C19, 16 A/250 V, 2.5 m, network operations and driving superior experiences for end users.
right angle
Our solutions deliver industry-leading insight, automation, security
CBL-M-PWR-RA-IT AC power cord, Italy (I/3/16), C19, 16 A/250 V, 2.5 m, right
angle and AI to drive real business results. We believe that powering
CBL-M-PWR-RA-JP AC power cord, Japan (NEMA LOCKING), C19, 20 A/250 V, connections will bring us closer together while empowering us all to
2.5 m, right angle
solve the world’s greatest challenges of well-being, sustainability
CBL-M-PWR-RA-TWLK-US AC power cord, U.S. (NEMA LOCKING), C19, 20 A/250 V, 2.5
m, right angle and equality.
CBL-M-PWR-RA-UK AC power cord, UK (BS89/13), C19, 13 A/250 V, 2.5 m, right
angle
CBL-M-PWR-RA-US AC power cord, U.S./Canada (N6/20), C19, 20 A/250 V, 2.5
m, right angle
CBL-PWR-C19S-162-JP AC power cord, Japan, NEMA 6-20 to C19, 16 A/250 V, 2.5
m, straight
CBL-PWR-C19S-162-JPL Power cord, AC, Japan/U.S., C19 at 70-80 mm, 16 A/250 V,
2.5 m, straight, locking plug
CBL-PWR-RA-JP15 AC power cable: JIS 8303 15 A/125 V 2.5 m length for Japan,
right angle
CBL-PWR-RA-TWLK-US15 AC power cable: NEMA L5-15P (twist lock) 15 A/125 V 2.5 m
length for U.S., Canada, and Mexico, right angle
CBL-PWR-RA-US15 AC power cable: NEMA 5-15 15 A/12 5 V 2.5 m length for
North America, parts of South America, parts of Central
America, parts of Africa, and parts of Asia, right angle

EX9253 Field Replaceable Units

EX9253-LC-BLNK EX9253 line card blank cover panel
EX9253-RE EX9253 Routing Engine
EX9253-CHAS-3RU EX9253 chassis, 3 U
JNP-FAN-3RU Universal fan tray, 3 U
JNP-PWR1600-AC Universal AC power supply, 1600 W, spare

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