Overview
Learn about the ACX7000 family of routers and its capabilities. The ACX7000 family of routers includes ACX7020, ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100, ACX7332, ACX7348, and ACX7509 routers.
The Juniper Networks® ACX7000 family of Cloud Metro Routers is a portfolio of high-performance routers designed to meet the evolving needs of service providers, data centers, and enterprises. Built to deliver scalability, efficiency, and automation, the ACX7000 routers enable the transition to 5G, edge computing, and distributed cloud architectures.
The ACX7000 family of routers is optimized to address a wide range of deployment scenarios across the network, including access, pre-aggregation, aggregation, and lean edge use cases.
Benefits of ACX7000 Family of Routers
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Modular and compact designs—Includes a range of fixed and modular platforms, optimized for access, aggregation, and metro core applications.
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High-port density and throughput—Port speed flexibility with support for 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) through 400GbE, providing the scale needed for modern traffic demands.
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Next-generation capabilities—Support for next-generation protocols including segment routing, segment routing for IPv6 (SRv6), MPLS, and Ethernet VPN—Virtual Extensible LAN (EVPN-VXLAN).
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Advanced timing features—Class C and Class D timing capabilities for low-latency 5G services.
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Zero-trust security—Cryptographically bound and tamper-proof device identity that cannot be forged or replicated by hackers.
ACX7000 Model Comparison
Here's a comparison of features and use cases across the entire ACX7000 platform range.
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Platform |
Form Factor |
Port Density |
Throughput |
Ideal Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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ACX7100‑32C |
1 U (fixed) |
32x100GbE + 4x400GbE |
4.8 Tbps |
High-bandwidth transport and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) |
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ACX7100‑48L |
1 U (fixed) |
48x10/25/50GbE + 6x400GbE |
4.8 Tbps |
Access services, edge services, or mobile backhaul |
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ACX7024 |
1 U (fixed) |
24x1/10/25GbE + 4x100GbE |
360 Gbps |
Lean edge and mobile backhaul |
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ACX7020 |
1 U (fixed) |
4x25GbE + 16x10GbE |
100 Gbps |
Access services, edge services, or mobile backhaul |
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ACX7332 |
3 U (semi‑modular) |
32x1/10/25GbE + 8x100GbE |
2.4 Tbps |
Networks with high availability applications and scalability requirements |
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ACX7348 |
3 U (semi‑modular) |
48x1/10/25GbE + 8x100GbE |
2.4 Tbps |
Networks with high availability applications and scalability requirements |
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ACX7509 |
5 U (modular) |
20x1/10/25/50GbE + 4x200/400GbE, 16x40/100GbE |
4.8 Tbps |
Large enterprises needing modular, high availability platforms with significant scalability |