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QFX5130 Switches
The QFX5130 line comprises high-density, cost-optimized, 400GbE 1 U switches based on Broadcom Trident 4 silicon. They’re ideal for environments where cloud services are being added, and they accommodate diverse data center, campus fabric, data center interconnect (DCI), and firewall cluster-to-fabric connection use cases.
QFX5130 switches are an optimal choice for spine-and-leaf deployments in enterprise, service provider, and cloud provider environments. They’re particularly suited to scale-out networks with applications dependent on sophisticated traffic-handling, offering in-band telemetry and dynamic traffic steering. With deployment versatility—from custom services delivery in provider networks to AI applications and scientific research—the platform brings future-proof flexibility to your data center network investment.
Key Features
Use Cases: Data Center Fabric Spine
Campus Distribution/Core
Port Density:
- QFX5130-32CD/QFX5130E-32CD: 32 x 400GbE QSFP-DD/QSFP+/QSFP28 and 2 x 10GbE SFP+
Throughput: Up to 25.6 Tbps (bidirectional) - QFX5130-48C: 48 x 100GbE SFP56-DD and 8 x 400GbE QSFP-DD
Throughput: Up to 16 Tbps (bidirectional) - QFX5130-48CM: 48 x 100GbE SFP56-DD and 8 x 400GbE QSFP-DD
Throughput: Upto 16 Tbps (Bidirectional) without MACsec and 9.6 Tbps (Bidirectional) with MACsec
Features + Benefits
High Throughput
Up to 25.6 Tbps bidirectional or 16 Tbps bidirectional wire-speed switching, depending on model, with low latency and jitter combine with full Layer 2 and Layer 3 performance to deliver high-performance experiences.
Junos OS Capabilities
Support for advanced networking features such as BGP, congestion management, multicast, and Junos Telemetry Interface (JTI) optimize networking efficiencies and provide operational metrics for monitoring network health.
400G
Choice of eight or 32 400G ports and a wide range of QSFP56-DD transceivers provide data center and campus network scalability, flexibility, and simplicity.
Programmability
The QFX5130 series uses the power of a fully programmable chipset to support diverse use cases.
Network Automation
Support for intent-based automation, Terraform, Python, Puppet, Ansible, and zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) addresses growing network complexity in Day 0 to Day 2+ operations.
Fabric Management
Intent-based Juniper Apstra network automation software provides full Day 0 through Day 2+ capabilities for IP-EVPN fabrics with closed-loop assurance in the data center.
Campus Deployments
The Juniper Mist Wired Assurance service simplifies the deployment and management of campus fabrics while also providing valuable insights and wired network service-level experience (SLE) metrics and visibility.
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QFX5130
The QFX5130 line offers high-density, cost-optimized, 1-U, 400GbE and 100GbE fixed-configuration switches based on the Broadcom Trident 4 processor. It’s ideal for environments where cloud services are being added. With 10/25/40/100/400GbE interface options, the QFX5130 is an optimal choice for spine-and-leaf deployments in enterprise, service provider, and cloud provider environments.
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Use Cases: Data Center Fabric Spine Port Density:
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QFX5120
The QFX5120 line offers 1/10/25/40/100GbE switches designed for data center, data center edge, data center interconnect and campus deployments with requirements for low-latency Layer 2/Layer 3 features and advanced EVPN-VXLAN capabilities.
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Use Case: Data Center Fabric Leaf/Spine, Campus Distribution/Core, applications requiring MACsec Port Density:
Throughput: Up to 2.16/4/6.4 Tbps (bidirectional) MACsec: AES-256 encryption on all ports (QFX5120-48YM) |
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QFX5220
The QFX5220 line offers up to 400GbE interfaces for very large, dense, and fast standards-based fabrics based on proven internet-scale technology. QFX5220 switches are an optimal choice for spine-and-leaf data center fabric deployments as well as metro use cases.
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Use Case: Data Center Fabric Spine Port Density:
Throughput: Up to 25.6 Tbps (bidirectional)
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Learn moreQFX5130 FAQs
What are the port densities and speeds of the QFX5130 line?
QFX5130 fixed-configuration spine-and-leaf switches offer high-density 10/25/40/50/100/200/400GbE interfaces for server and intra-fabric connectivity. They’re available in the following port configurations:
- 32 x 40/100/400GbE
- 64 x 50GbE
- 128 x 10/25GbE (with breakout cables)
- 48 x 100GbE and 8 x 400GbE
- 256 x 10/25GbE (with breakout cables) and 8 x 400GbE
What are the main use cases for QFX5130 switches?
The QFX5130 fixed-configuration platform is ideal for data center and campus distribution/core networks where cloud services are being added. These services require higher network bandwidth per rack, as well as flexibility, making the 10/25/40/50/100/200/400GbE interface options ideal for server and intra-fabric connectivity.
What is the throughput of the QFX5130 line?
QFX5130 switches can deliver up to 25.6 Tbps of bidirectional throughput.
What are the top features and benefits of the QFX5130 line?
Three key capabilities are described below.
- Large scale and buffer: Up to 1.24 million routes, 80,000 firewall filters, and 160,000 MAC addresses combine with up to 132 MB shared packet buffer that’s allocated dynamically to avoid network congestion and packet drops.
- Power efficiency: With its low-power, 7-nm process, the QFX5130 line consumes a maximum of 973 W, improving speed, lowering energy consumption, and enabling higher density per chip.
- Programmability: A compiler-driven data plane with full software program control enables a diverse set of use cases, including in-band telemetry, fine-grained filtering for traffic steering, traffic monitoring, and support for new protocol encapsulations.
Who should use QFX5130 switches?
Organizations adding cloud services to their data center and campus distribution/core networks are ideal candidates for QFX5130 high-density 400G fixed-configuration switches. Cloud services require higher network bandwidth per rack, as well as flexibility, making the 10/25/40/50/100/200/400GbE interface options ideal for server and intra-fabric connectivity.
What QFX5130 models are available?
There are eight:
- QFX5130-32CD-AFI: QFX5130 (hardware with base software), 32 QSFP-DD/QSFP+/QSFP28 ports, redundant fans, 2 AC power supplies, back-to-front airflow
- QFX5130-32CD-AFO: QFX5130 (hardware only; software services sold separately), 32 QSFP-DD/QSFP+/QSFP28 ports, redundant fans, 2 AC power supplies, front-to-back airflow
- QFX5130-32CD-D-AFI: QFX5130 (hardware only; software services sold separately), 32 QSFP-DD/QSFP+/QSFP28 ports, redundant fans, 2 DC power supplies, back-to-front airflow
- QFX5130-32CD-D-AFO: QFX5130 (hardware only; software services sold separately), 32 QSFP-DD/QSFP+/QSFP28 ports, redundant fans, 2 DC power supplies, front-to-back airflow
- QFX5130-48C-AFI: QFX5130 (hardware with base software), 1 U, 48 SFP56-DD ports and 8 QSFP-DD ports, redundant fans, 2 AC power supplies, back-to-front airflow
- QFX5130-48C-AFO: QFX5130 (hardware with base software), 1 U, 48 SFP56-DD ports and 8 QSFP-DD ports, redundant fans, 2 AC power supplies, front-to-back airflow
- QFX5130-48C-D-AFI: QFX5130 (hardware with base software), 1 U, 48 SFP56-DD ports and 8 QSFP-DD ports, 2 DC power supplies, back-to-front airflow
- QFX5130-48C-D-AFO: QFX5130 (hardware with base software), 1 U, 48 SFP56-DD ports and 8 QSFP-DD ports, redundant fans, 2 DC power supplies, front-to-back airflow