Modular Port Concentrators (MPCs) are a set of next-generation advanced line modules for Juniper Networks MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers that deliver the performance, services, and scalability that are critical to today's advanced Ethernet services edge and broadband edge networks. Designed for flexibility, MPCs introduce both the industry's highest capacity and modular 1GbE and 10GbE hardware to the MX Series portfolio, allowing customers to flexibly mix and match interfaces to create service-specific and "pay as you grow" configurations. The MPC houses the packet forwarding engines that deliver up to 120 Gbps of comprehensive Layer 3 routing (IPv4 and IPv6), Layer 2 switching, inline services, and advanced hierarchical quality of service (H-QoS) per MX Series slot.
Software release
Junos OS Release 12.3R2 and later
Description
Fixed configuration MPC with two 100-Gigabit Ethernet ports and eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports
Power requirement: 12.7 A @ 48 V (610 W)
Weight: 19.4 lb (8.8 kg)
Model number: MPC4E-3D-2CGE-8XGE
Hardware features
Line-rate throughput of up to 260 Gbps
WAN-PHY mode at 10 Gbps on a per-port basis
Supported only on the MX960, MX480, and MX240 routers with high-capacity power supplies and high-capacity fan trays.
Supports maximum transmission unit (MTU) size of 9,192 bytes for host bound packets. For Junos OS 16.1R1 and later releases, the MTU size supported is 9,500 bytes.
The ports are labeled as:
10-Gigabit Ethernet ports: 0/0 through 0/3
100-Gigabit Ethernet ports: PORT 1/0
10-Gigabit Ethernet ports: 2/0 through 2/3
100-Gigabit Ethernet ports: PORT 3/0
Software features
Optical diagnostics and related alarms
Configurable LAN-PHY and WAN-PHY mode options per 10-Gigabit Ethernet port
Up to 260 Gbps of full-duplex traffic
Intelligent oversubscription services
Local loopback
Configurable to interoperate with routers that use the 100-Gigabit Ethernet PIC (Type 4 PIC on Type 4 FPC)
See Protocols and Applications Supported on the MPC4E for MX Series Routers for information about the protocols and applications that this MPC supports.