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MX204 Power Planning

Power Consumption for an AC-Powered MX204 Router

Use the information in this topic to determine the power consumption for your router and plan the amount of power you need to provide to the router.

Power Requirements for MX204 Components

Table 1 lists the power requirements for various hardware components when the router is operating under typical and maximum voltage conditions.

Table 1: Power Requirements for MX204 Components

Component

Power Requirement at 25° C (Watts; Typical)

Power Requirement at 55° C (Watts; Maximum)

Fully loaded MX204 router

240 W

280 W

Table 2 lists the power requirements for the fully configured AC-powered routers operating under typical voltage conditions.

Table 2: MX204 Router AC Router Power Requirements at Typical Temperature (25° C)

Chassis Configuration

Power Requirement at 25° C (Watts)

Power Requirement (Watts) with 90% Efficiency

Fully configured chassis running at high activity

240 W

266 W

Table 3 lists the power requirements for the fully configured AC-powered routers operating under maximum voltage conditions.

Table 3: MX204 Router AC Router Power Requirements at Maximum Temperature (55° C)

Chassis Configuration

Power Requirement at 55° C (Watts)

Power Requirement (Watts) with 90% Efficiency

Fully configured chassis running at high activity

280 W

311 W

Calculating System Thermal Output

After you have calculated the power consumption for your configuration, you can use that information to determine the system thermal output (BTUs per hour). To do so, multiply the power consumption in watts by 3.41.

For example, in Table 2 we calculated the power consumption for a fully configured chassis running at high activity at 25° C typical temperature to be 240 W. Using that information we can calculate the system thermal output for the configuration:

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Power Consumption for a DC-Powered MX204 Router

Use the information in this topic to determine the power consumption for your router and plan the amount of power you need to provide to the router.

Power Requirements for MX204 Components

Table 4 lists the power requirements for various hardware components when the router is operating under typical and maximum voltage conditions.

Table 4: Power Requirements for MX204 Components

Component

Power Requirement at 25° C (Watts; Typical)

Power Requirement at 55° C (Watts; Maximum)

Fully loaded MX204 router

240 W

280 W

Table 5 lists the power requirements for the fully configured DC-powered routers operating under typical voltage conditions.

Table 5: MX204 Router DC Router Power Requirements at Typical Temperature (25° C)

Chassis Configuration

Power Requirement at 25° C (Watts)

Power Requirement (Watts) with 90% Efficiency

Fully configured chassis running at high activity

240 W

266 W

Table 6 lists the power requirements for the fully configured DC-powered routers operating under maximum voltage conditions.

Table 6: MX204 Router DC Router Power Requirements at Maximum Temperature (55° C)

Chassis Configuration

Power Requirement at 55° C (Watts)

Power Requirement (Watts) with 90% Efficiency

Fully configured chassis running at high activity

280 W

311 W

Calculating System Thermal Output

After you have calculated the power consumption for your configuration, you can use that information to determine the system thermal output (BTUs per hour). To do so, multiply the power consumption in watts by 3.41.

For example, in Table 5 we calculated the power consumption for a fully configured chassis running at high activity at 25° C typical temperature to be 240 W. Using that information we can calculate the system thermal output for the configuration:

See Also