Switch Fabric and Control Board (SCB)
At the heart of the Dynamic Services Architecture is the switch fabric and control board (SCB). The SCB transforms the chassis from a simple module enclosure into a highly effective mesh network. The purpose of the SCB is to allow all modules in the chassis to send traffic at extremely high bandwidth.

The Route Engine (RE)
The routing engine (RE) is tightly coupled with the functionality of the SCB and can be considered the central nervous system of the architecture. The RE is the control plane of the chassis, and provides overall management and communications to and from system administrators, as well as calculating route tables for routing network traffic.

Services Processing Card (SPC)
As the "brains" behind the SRX3000 services gateways, services processing cards (SPCs) are designed to process all available services on the gateway. By eliminating the need for dedicated hardware for specific services or capabilities, no piece of hardware is ever taxed to the limit while other hardware sits idle. All of the processing capabilities of the SPCs are used to support any and all services and capabilities of the gateway. The same SPCs are supported on both the SRX3600 and the SRX3400 services gateways.(Note: A minimum of one NPC and one SPC is required for proper system functionality.)

Network Processing Cards (NPC)
To ensure maximum processing performance and flexibility, the SRX3000 line of services gateways utilize network processing cards (NPCs) to distribute inbound and outbound traffic to the appropriate SPCs and IOCs, apply QoS, and enforce DoS/DDoS protections. The SRX3600 can be configured to support one to three NPCs, while the SRX3400 can be configured to support one or two NPCs. Adding additional NPCs to these gateways allows organizations to tailor the solution to fit their specific performance requirements.(Note: A minimum of one NPC and one SPC is required for proper system functionality.)

Input/Output Cards (IOC)
In addition to supporting an ideal mix of built-in copper, small form-factor pluggable (SFP), and high-availability (HA) ports, the SRX3000 line allows the greatest I/O port density of any comparable offering. Each SRX3000 services gateway can be equipped with one or several input/output cards (IOCs), each supporting either 16 gigabit interfaces (16 x 1 copper or fiber Gigabit Ethernet), or 20 gigabit interfaces (2 x 10 Gigabit XFP Ethernet). With the flexibility to add additional IOCs, the SRX3000 line of services gateways can be equipped to support an ideal balance between interfaces and processing capabilities. (Note: A minimum of one NPC and one SPC is required for proper system functionality.)

Techinical Support:

• SRX3600 Technical Support
• SRX3600 Technical Documentation

Certification and Training

• Firewall/VPN Certification Track
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) Certification Track

SRX3600 system configuration guidelines:

• 12 slots for common form-factor modules (CFMs):
  • 6 in the front for IOCs and SPCs
  • 6 in the rear for NPCs and SPCs
• 7 SPCs max (1 min)
• 3 NPCs max (1 min)
• 6 IOCs max

SRX3600 base-system configuration: SRX3600 base(AC or DC), one SPC, one NPC, and two power cords.

Ordering Information