Juniper MPC5E-100G10G | 100G/10G MX Series Line Card

Scale Edge and Core Capacity with the Juniper MPC5E-100G10G

At a Glance: 2 × 100GbE + 4 × 10GbE for High-Capacity MX Deployments

Juniper MPC5E-100G10G Features

• Fixed 2 × 100GbE + 4 × 10GbE port layout: Simplifies design and capacity planning with two 100GbE uplinks and four 10GbE ports on a single MPC.
• High-performance forwarding: Provides up to 240 Gbps of line-rate throughput with hardware-based forwarding and advanced services.
• Rich Layer 2 / Layer 2.5 feature set: Includes full-scale Ethernet switching and MPLS capabilities for carrier and large enterprise deployments.
• Reduced-scale Layer 3 routing: Supports up to 2M routes in the FIB and up to 6M routes in the RIB, with up to 32 L3VPN instances per card, ideal for many WAN and aggregation designs.
• Extensive queuing and QoS: Supports up to 32,000 queues per slot, enabling granular CoS and hierarchical QoS for converged multi-service traffic.
• LAN-PHY and WAN-PHY modes: 10GbE ports support both LAN-PHY and WAN-PHY operation, allowing flexible integration into optical transport and carrier environments.
• Jumbo frame support: Supports jumbo frames with MTU sizes up to 9,192 bytes for host-bound packets.
• Hot-swappable form factor: The MPC5E-100G10G is hot-insertable and removable, enabling maintenance and upgrades without impacting adjacent line cards.

System Requirements for Juniper MPC5E-100G10G

• Chassis Compatibility: MX240, MX480, MX960, MX2008, MX2010, and MX2020 MX Series 5G Universal Routing Platforms.
• Switch Control Boards: Supports enhanced switch control boards (such as MX-SCBE/MX-SCBE2) on MX240, MX480, and MX960; supports SFB on MX2010 and MX2020. Does not support legacy SCB modules.
• Minimum Junos OS Version: Junos OS Release 13.3R3 or later, depending on chassis type.
• Power and Cooling: Plan for higher power draw typical of fifth-generation MPCs and ensure sufficient chassis airflow and power budget for fully populated systems.
• Physical Characteristics: Fixed MPC form factor; weight approximately 21 lb (9.5 kg).

Port Configuration: 2 × 100GbE and 4 × 10GbE for Flexible Designs

• 2 × 100GbE uplinks: Use the 100GbE ports as high-capacity uplinks into core routers, backbone networks, or data center fabrics.
• 4 × 10GbE access or aggregation ports: Connect downstream aggregation switches, PE devices, or customer handoffs using standard SFP+ optics.
• Mixed service roles: Dedicate 10GbE interfaces to business VPNs, mobile backhaul, or wholesale customers while using 100GbE as shared or redundant uplinks.

Performance and Services for Carrier-Grade Networks

Seamless Integration with MX Series Routing Architectures

• Supports standard MX high-availability features such as graceful restart and NSR/ISSU on supported software releases.
• Works alongside other MPC generations, enabling mixed configurations where newer and older cards co-exist in the same chassis.

Optics and Cable Support

• 100GbE long-reach, short-reach, and extended-reach optics for backbone and DCI links.
• 10GbE SR, LR, ER, and ZR optics for access, aggregation, and metro rings.
• DAC and AOC cables for short-reach, low-latency connections within the rack or row.

Example Configurations for Real-World Deployments

• Dual 100G Core Uplinks: Use both 100GbE ports as redundant uplinks to your core, and allocate the 10GbE interfaces to access rings or business VPN aggregation.
• Metro Aggregation Node: Terminate multiple 10GbE rings or backhauls on the SFP+ ports and forward them upstream over a pair of 100GbE links.
• Mixed Enterprise and Wholesale Services: Dedicate 10GbE interfaces to wholesale and enterprise customers while using 100GbE as shared backbone connectivity between sites or data centers.

How MPC5E-100G10G Compares to Other Juniper MPCs

• MPC5E-100G10G: 2 × 100GbE + 4 × 10GbE fixed ports.
• MPC7E-MRATE: 12 × multirate QSFP+/QSFP28 ports supporting 10/40/100GbE.
• MPC10E-15C-MRATE: Higher-density 100/400GbE multirate ports for next-generation 5G and DCI use cases.

• MPC5E-100G10G: Up to 240 Gbps of line-rate throughput, with full-scale L2/L2.5 and reduced-scale L3 features.
• MPC7E-MRATE: Higher aggregate throughput and port density for dense 10/40/100GbE deployments.
• MPC10E-15C-MRATE: Up to 1.5 Tbps of throughput on supporting chassis, optimized for 100/400GbE scale.

• MPC5E-100G10G: Networks that need a balanced mix of 10GbE access and 100GbE uplinks, with strong L2/L2.5 services and moderate L3 scale.
• MPC7E-MRATE: Environments transitioning heavily to 100GbE while still relying on multirate 10/40GbE interfaces.
• MPC10E-15C-MRATE: Large-scale 100GbE and 400GbE edge, core, and DCI designs where future-proof bandwidth is the priority.

Deployment Scenarios: Where the MPC5E-100G10G Fits Best

Important Considerations Before Deployment

Related Juniper MPC Line Cards

• Juniper MPC7E-MRATE – 12-port multirate QSFP+ line card with higher overall throughput and flexible 10/40/100GbE options.
• Juniper MPC10E-15C-MRATE – Next-generation MPC with 15 multirate ports for dense 100GbE and emerging 400GbE deployments on MX240, MX480, and MX960 platforms.
• Juniper MPC4E-3D-32XGE-SFPP – High-density 32 × 10GbE SFP+ MPC for environments where 10GbE remains the primary requirement.

• 1 x Seller refurbished MPC5E-100G10G modular port concentrator

• 1-Year BrightStar warranty for end user customers
• 90-Day BrightStar Warranty for resellers

• Free FedEx Ground shipping within the United States
• FedEx Overnight shipping available as well
• FedEx International Shipping available for customers outside of the United States