Juniper ACX Series: Metro, Access, and Aggregation Routers
The Juniper ACX Series is Juniper's line of metro and access routers. The...
Juniper ACX Series: Metro, Access, and Aggregation Routers
The Juniper ACX Series is Juniper’s line of metro and access routers. The current ACX7000 family (ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7332, ACX7348, ACX7509) runs Junos OS Evolved and is built for 5G transport, Ethernet business services, metro aggregation, and edge computing, with Class C timing, 1-PPS/10-MHz timing ports, and inline MACsec on most platforms. The ACX2200 in particular is the access router regional ISPs and rural broadband operators deploy at the cell site and customer edge. The earlier ACX5448 (Junos OS) remains a compact 1U 10G/100G aggregation router, and the ACX2200 and ACX2100 are fanless access routers now past Juniper’s last order date.
BrightStar Systems supplies ACX routers on a request-for-quote basis. Every unit we supply is tested on our 9-point process and covered by our 1-year in-house warranty for end users.
Which ACX?
ACX7024 / ACX7024X: 1U, 360 Gbps, 24 x SFP28 + 4 x QSFP28; ACX7024 is industrial temperature rated, ACX7024X is the commercial version with more CPU and memory. Access and cell-site roles.
ACX7100-48L: 1U, 4.8 Tbps, 48 x 10/25/50GbE SFP + 6 x 400GbE QSFP56-DD. Metro aggregation and edge compute.
ACX7100-32C: 1U, 4.8 Tbps, 32 x QSFP28 + 4 x QSFP56-DD, MACsec on all ports. High-end service aggregation and spine-leaf.
ACX7332 / ACX7348: 3U semi-fixed, 2.4 Tbps, 32 or 48 x SFP28 + 8 x QSFP28 plus three module bays, dual Routing Engines, GNSS/BITS timing.
ACX7509: 5U modular, eight line-card slots, 1GbE to 400GbE, base or redundant premium bundles.
ACX5448: 1U, 800 Gbps, 48 x 10GbE + 4 x 100GbE, Junos OS, no Juniper end-of-life announcement.
ACX2200 / ACX2100: fanless 1U access routers; Juniper last order June 28, 2024, end of support June 28, 2029.
Lifecycle
Per Juniper’s ACX Series EOL table (read September 5, 2026): the ACX7000 family and the ACX5448 have no end-of-life announcement. ACX1000, ACX1100, ACX2100, ACX2200, and ACX4000 were announced June 28, 2023 with last order June 28, 2024 and end of support June 28, 2029. ACX5048 and ACX5096: announced March 15, 2022, last order December 31, 2022, end of support December 31, 2027. ACX2000: end of support December 31, 2022. Full list on our Juniper end of life page.
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