Juniper QFX5100-48TChassis & Line Cards

High-Density 10GbE Switching with Scalable 40GbE Uplinks for Modern Data Centers

The Juniper QFX5100-24Q is a high-performance, low-latency 40GbE data center switch designed for spine, leaf, and aggregation layer deployments. Built to support modern cloud and enterprise data center architectures, it delivers high-density 40GbE connectivity, advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, and seamless EVPN-VXLAN fabric integration.

Powered by Juniper Junos OS, the QFX5100-24Q provides consistent operations, automation, and reliability, making it an ideal choice for scalable, high-bandwidth networks.

Key Specifications
System Overview

• Form Factor: 1RU

• Switching Capacity: Up to 1.92 Tbps

• Forwarding Rate: Up to 720 Mpps

• Operating System: Juniper Junos OS

• Architecture: High-performance, low-latency switching

Port Configuration

• 24 × 40GbE QSFP+ ports

• Supports 40GbE and 4 × 10GbE breakout per port

• Compatible with QSFP+ SR4, LR4, and DAC/AOC cables

Performance & Capabilities

• Supports Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing

• EVPN-VXLAN support for scalable fabric architectures

• Advanced QoS, multicast, and traffic engineering

• Line-rate forwarding with ultra-low latency

• Designed for non-blocking data center fabrics

Ideal Use Cases

• Data center spine and leaf switching

• High-density 40GbE aggregation

• Cloud and virtualization environments

• Enterprise and service provider data centers

• High-performance computing (HPC)