Data Center LAN Migration Guide - Juniper Networks

Data Center LAN Migration Guide
For smaller data centers, the EX4500 can be deployed as the core layer switch, aggregating 10GbE uplinks from
EX4200 Virtual Chassis configurations in the access layer. Back-to-front and front-to-back cooling ensure consistency
with server designs for hot and cold aisle deployments.
Juniper plans to add support to the EX4500 for Data Center Bridging and Fibre Channel over Ethernet(FCoE) in
upcoming product releases, providing FCoE Transit Switch Functionality.
Refer to the EX4500 Ethernet Switch data sheet for more information at: www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/
switching/ex-series/ex4500/#literature.
The QFX3500 would be the preferred platform for those organizations that are building out a high density 10 Gigabit
Data Center. It is also a building block towards the single Data Center Fabric which Juniper will be providing in the
future. For Data Center architectures where there is a mix of primarily Gigabit and 10 Gigabit, the EX4500 would be the
appropriate platform.
EX8200 Line of Ethernet Switches
The Juniper Networks EX8200 line of Ethernet switches is a high-performance chassis platform designed for the high
throughput that a collapsed core layer requires. This highly scalable platform supports up to 160,000 media access
control (MAC) addresses, 64,000 access control lists (ACLs), and wire-rate multicast replication. The EX8200 line
may also be deployed as an end-of-rack switch for those enterprises requiring a dedicated modular chassis platform.
The advanced architecture and capabilities of the EX8200 line, similar to the EX4200, accelerate migration towards a
simplified data center design.
The EX8200-40XS line card brings 10GbE to the access layer for end-of-row configurations. This line card will deliver
25 percent greater density per chassis and consume half the power of competing platforms, reducing rack space and
management costs. With the 40-port line card, the EX8200 line with Virtual Chassis technology enables a common
fabric of more than 2,500 10GbE ports.
The most fundamental challenge that data center managers face is the challenge of physical plant limitations. In this
environment, taking every step possible to minimize power draw for the required functionality becomes a critical goal.
For data center operators searching for the most capable equipment in terms of functionality for the minimum in rack
space, power, and cooling, the EX8200 line delivers higher performance and scalability in less rack space with lower
power consumption than competing platforms.
Designed for carrier-class HA, each EX8200 line model also features fully redundant power and cooling, fully
redundant Routing Engines, and N+1 redundant switch fabrics.
For more information, refer to the EX8200 line data sheets for a complete list of features and specifications at:
www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/switching/ex-series.
MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers
It’s important to have a consistent set of powerful edge services routers to be able to interconnect the data center to
other data centers and out to dispersed users. The MX Series with the Trio chipset delivers cost-effective, powerful
scaling that allows enterprises to support application-level replication for disaster recovery or virtual machine migration
between data centers by extending VLANs across data centers using mature, proven technologies such as VPLS.
It is interesting to note the following observation from the recent 2010 MPLS Ethernet World Conference from the Day 3
Data Center Interconnect session: “VPLS is the most mature technology today to map DCI requirements”.
Delivering carrier-class HA, each MX Series model features fully redundant power and cooling, fully redundant Routing
Engines, and N+1 redundant switch fabrics.
For more information, refer to the MX Series data sheet for a complete list of features, benefits, and specifications at:
www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/routing/mx-series.
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