VIRTUAL CHASSIS ENHANCEMENTS
IN JUNOS 12.2
BUILD HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORKS
WITH EX SERIES ETHERNET SWITCHES
Carrier-Class Reliability
Integrated Security
Operational Simplicity
EX2200-C
EX2200
• Branch & Small
Wiring Closet
Access
2
EX3300
EX4200
EX3200
EX6200
EX45x0
• Small Wiring Closet
Access
• Metro Deployments
EX8208 EX8216
• Wiring Closet Access
• Data Center Access
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• Aggregation and Core
EX4200 LINE OF ETHERNET SWITCHES
WITH VIRTUAL CHASSIS TECHNOLOGY
24-48 port copper/fiber
access switch

PoE+ model option

4-port GbE (SFP) uplink

2-port 10GbE (XFP) uplink

Dual-mode 4-port GbE/2-port
10GbE (SFP+)
Fully redundant power and
cooling
Virtual Chassis technology

128 Gbps virtual backplane

Manage up to 10 switches
as a single device

Extend over 10GbE
or GbE uplinks
Full OSPF and IP Multicast
in base license
Easy manageability—LCD
3
SKU
# Ports
PoE
Ports
PoE+
Ports
PoE Power
Budget
EX4200-24T
EX4200-24F
EX4200-48T
EX4200-24PX
EX4200-48PX
24
24
48
24
48
8
N/A
8
24
48
0
0
0
24
48
130 W
0W
130 W
740 W
740 W
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EX3300 LINE OF ETHERNET SWITCHES
24-48 port fixed-configuration
access switch





PoE+ model option
4 SFP/SFP+ uplinks
Fixed power supply (AC/DC) and fans
Data center airflow
RPS support
Virtual Chassis technology



10-member Virtual Chassis
Virtual Chassis over 10GbE uplinks
Virtual Chassis between switches up to
40km apart
Proven Juniper technology


SKU
New
EX3300-24T
EX3300-48T
EX3300-24P
EX3300-48P
Junos operating system
Layer 3 (OSPF, PIM)
EX3300-24T-DC
EX3300-48T-BF
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 Roadmap
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EX2200 LINE OF ETHERNET SWITCHES
12-24-48 port access switch




PoE/PoE+ model options
Fixed power supply and fans
4 SFP uplinks
Available in compact, fanless
models
L2 and RIP in base license;
OSPF, PIM in enhanced
license
Virtual Chassis-Lite
(4-members)
New
Redundant power system
for 24-48 port SKUs
Flexible deployment
options with compact
model (rack, wall, magnet
mounting )
5
Max Power
PoE+ Fixed
Consumption
Ports Uplinks
(PoE Power)
# Ports
Port Type
12
10/100/1000B-T
0
2DP
50 (0)W
12
10/100/1000B-T
12
2DP
150 (100)W
24
10/100/1000B-T
0
4 SFP
50 (0) W
24
10/100/1000B-T
24
4 SFP
550 (405) W
48
10/100/1000B-T
0
4 SFP
100 (0) W
48
10/100/1000B-T
48
4SFP
550 (405) W
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VIRTUAL CHASSIS FOR EX SERIES ACCESS
PRODUCTS
Virtual Chassis-Lite
Virtual Chassis
EX2200
EX3300, EX4200, EX45xx
Single management (config file, autoupgrade, SNMP)
Yes
Yes
Centralized control plane
Yes
Yes
Virtual Chassis pre-provisioning
Yes
Yes
LAG across members
Yes
Yes
Virtual Chassis local link bias
Yes
Yes
High-speed Virtual Chassis
connections
Limited to 1GbE fiber uplinks
Yes
Virtual Chassis fast failover
No
Yes
High availability (GRES, NSB, NSR,
NSSU)
No
Yes
Large Virtual Chassis member scale
No (up to 4 members)
Yes (up to 10 members)
Platform support
6
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VIRTUAL CHASSIS - LITE FOR EX2200 SERIES
4-member Virtual Chassis for EX2200 family (EX2200 and EX2200-C)
GbE backplane between EX2200 or EX2200-C using fiber uplinks
Requires Enhanced Features License (EFL)
Key Features
 Operational simplicity:
- One IP address for management
- Single configuration file
- Centralized Control Plane
- Virtual Chassis pre-provisioning
 Better performance:
- Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM) on Virtual Chassis ports
- Virtual Chassis local link bias
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 Roadmap
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DEPLOYMENTS OF EX2200 WITH VIRTUAL CHASSISLITE
Distributed small-to-medium branch access
SRX
VC
Local
Servers
Local
Servers
Space constrained environments requiring higher port densities (up to
48 ports with EX2200-C)—e.g. casino floor cabinets
Silent environments requiring higher port densities )—e.g. open space
offices, conference rooms, classrooms
Ultra low-cost wiring closet; competitive against 10/100M stackables
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COMPARISON WITH EX3300 AND EX4200
EX2200
EX3300
EX4200
Branch;
small campus access
Campus access
Campus access;
data center TOR
Virtual Chassis-Lite
Virtual Chassis
Virtual Chassis
Uplinks
Up to 4x1GbE
Up to 4x10GbE
128G or 2x10GbE
Backplane
Speed
Up to 8 Gbps
Up to 80 Gbps
128 Gbps
HA Capability
No
Yes
Yes
License for
Virtual Chassis
EFL
Base
Base
LCD
No
Yes
Yes
Up to 4
Up to 10
Up to 10 mixed Virtual
Chassis with EX45xx
Target Market
(Dominant)
Marketing
Name
Virtual Chassis
Members
9
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EX6200
ACCESS PRODUCT POSITIONING
EX4200
Resiliency-Power and Fans;
Power pooling
EX3300
Resiliency-Power and Fans;
Power pooling
Large Scaling
Large Scaling Tables
Modularity: Power and Fan
Large Scaling Tables
Modularity-Uplinks, PSU,
Fans
Virtual Chassis over 10G ports
EX2200
Layer 3 – OSPF, PIM, IGMP
PoE/PoE+
10/100/1000
JUNOS
VC-Lite
<100 ports
Branch & small wiring closet
10
128G Virtual Chassis
Modularity- PSU, Fans
Real Chassis
Advanced
Features3
10GbE, High Availability
Layer
Advanced Featuresand Advanced
Advanced Features
-BGP, MPLS, ISIS
-BGP, MPLS, ISIS
-BGP, MPLS, ISIS
10 GbE Uplinks
10 GbE Uplinks
10 GbE Uplinks
Layer 3 – OSPF, PIM, IGMP
Layer 3 – OSPF, PIM, IGMP
Layer 3 – OSPF, PIM, IGMP
PoE/PoE+, MacSec, EEE
PoE/PoE+,
PoE/PoE+, MacSec, EEE
10/100/1000
10/100/1000
10/100/1000
Layer 3, PoE+ and Junos
JUNOS
JUNOS
Virtual Chassis
<480 ports
Entry-level solution
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<480 ports
Premium solution
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JUNOS
Chassis
<350 ports
Premium modular platform