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MX960 Router Overview
The MX960 Ethernet Services Router is an Ethernet-optimized edge router that provides both switching and carrier-class Ethernet routing. The MX960 router has a capacity of up to 480 gigabits per second (Gbps), full duplex. The MX960 router enables a wide range of business and residential applications and services, including high-speed transport and VPN services, next-generation broadband multiplay services, and high-volume Internet data center internetworking.
The MX960 chassis provides redundancy and resiliency. The hardware system is fully redundant, including power supplies, fan trays, Routing Engines, and Switch Control Boards.
The MX960 router is 16 rack units (U) tall. Three routers can be stacked in a single floor-to-ceiling rack, for increased port density per unit of floor space. The router provides 14 slots that can be populated with up to 12 Dense Port Concentrators (DPCs) or six Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs), and two Switch Control Boards (SCBs) in nonredundant fabric configurations.
Fully populated, the MX960 provides up to 480 Gigabit Ethernet or up to 48 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports. Several types of DPCs are available. For a list of the supported DPCs, see the MX Series Ethernet Services Routers DPC Guide. Each DPC includes either two or four Packet Forwarding Engines. Each Packet Forwarding Engine enables a throughput of 10 Gbps.
Up to two Physical Interface Cards (PICs) can be installed in each FPC. Fully populated, the MX960 supports up to 12 PICs. For a list of the supported PICs, see the MX Series Ethernet Services Routers PIC Guide.
The connections between interface cards and SCBs are organized in three groups:
- Switch Fabric—Connects the interface cards and provides for packet transport between DPCs and FPCs. Two SCBs provide one nonredundant fabric. Three SCBS are required for a redundant fabric configuration.
- Control Plane—Gigabit Ethernet links between the combined SCBs/Routing Engines and each DPC or FPC. All board-to-board information is passed over Ethernet except for low-level status and commands.
- Management signals—Provide low-level status diagnostic support.
