Juniper MX480-3DChassis & Line Cards

Multi-Terabit 3D Routing Power for Scalable Metro and Edge Networks

The Juniper MX480-3D Universal Routing Platform is a high-capacity, carrier-grade edge router engineered for large enterprise, service provider, and data center networks. Powered by Juniper Trio 3D silicon, the MX480-3D delivers multi-terabit throughput, advanced IP/MPLS services, and consistent low-latency performance in a space-efficient 7RU chassis.

Designed for scalable growth and service-rich deployments, the MX480-3D supports high-density 10GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE interfaces, making it ideal for metro edge, aggregation, peering, and data center interconnect (DCI) environments.

Key Specifications

System Overview

• Form Factor: 7RU chassis

• Forwarding Architecture: Juniper Trio 3D silicon

• Routing Capacity: Multi-terabit performance (up to ~7.5 Tbps with MPCs)

• Slots:

  • 6× MPC (Modular Port Concentrator) slots

  • 2× Routing Engine (RE) slots

• Redundancy: Redundant REs, power supplies, and cooling modules

Performance & Capabilities

• Supports IP, MPLS, EVPN, Segment Routing, and Layer 2/Layer 3 services

• Advanced QoS, traffic engineering, and network virtualization

• Line-rate forwarding with predictable low latency

• High-scale routing tables and service processing

• Runs Juniper Junos OS for consistent operations and automation

Interface Support

• High-density 10GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE line cards

• Flexible interface combinations for future expansion

• Optimized for aggregation and edge routing

Ideal Use Cases

• Service provider edge and aggregation routing

• Metro Ethernet and broadband networks

• Internet peering and core aggregation

• Data center interconnect (DCI)

• Cloud and large enterprise core networks